The 2015 Honda Ctx700 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 47,168 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 ST1300PA, 2014-2015 CB500, CBR500, CRF250L, CBR650, CTX700, NSS300, VT750, VT1300, 2015 CB300F, CBR300, CBR600, and 2014-2016 NC700 motorcycles. In the affected motorcycles, sealant may have been incorrectly applied to the starter relay…
Consequence
A loss of electrical power may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace any affected starter relay switch, free of charge. The recall began on August 31, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-866-784-1870. Honda's number for this recall is JS9 and JT0.
Complaints by component
ENGINE
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
POWER TRAIN
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
1crashes1injuries
Total complaints6
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The contact owns a 2015 honda ctx700 motorcycle. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. There was an abnormal clicking noise detected. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure was due to the starter relay switch. The local dealer was contacted.…”
“The contact owns a 2015 honda ctx700 motorcycle. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. There was an abnormal clicking noise detected. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure was due to the starter relay switch. The local dealer was contacted.…”
“On 7/10/15 while driving the honda ctx 700nd with automatic transmission the engine surged from 1 mph to 20mph without touching the throttle causing an accident in a parking lot. Brakes did not stop the vehicle and didn't have time to hit the kill switch. I was heading straight.”
“My vehicle is a honda motorcycle with an automatic transmission (dct). When coming to full stop, the motorcycle normally goes into low idle, which disengages the clutch. On this occasion, the motorcycle stayed in high idle and tried to surge forward. I was able to stop the surge by using the hand…”
“Vehicle did not return to normal idle speed when throttle was released. After being driven at freeway speeds for 20 minutes, the operator noted engine braking did not occur as expected when releasing the throttle. Additionally, the vehicles dual-clutch transmission could not be disengaged from…”
“Vehicle did not return to normal idle speed when throttle was released. After being driven at freeway speeds for 20 minutes, the operator noted engine braking did not occur as expected when releasing the throttle. Additionally, the vehicles dual-clutch transmission could not be disengaged from…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2015 Honda Ctx700 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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