1997 Honda Honda Motorcycle Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1997 Honda Honda Motorcycle. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Complete and unexpected failure of electrical power. Total loss of power. This is due to faulty design of voltage regulator. A web search turned up dozens of incidents of this type; the defective part has been in use since at least 1991.(honda vfr750f). *jb”
“Speedometer under-reports actual speed. Speedometer on 1997 honda, pc 800, reports vehicle speed as 50 mph, when vehicle is actually traveling at 55 mph. Speedometer under-reports all speeds by 10%. (note: vehicle tires are sizes specified by owner's manual, and are properly inflated. *nlm”
“Bridge stone tire blew out from a nail puncture, owner feels tire should have survived this type of puncture.”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1997 Honda Honda Motorcycle as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.