1998 Honda Honda MotorcycleProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 6 owner complaints about the 1998 Honda Honda Motorcycle, most often about the tires. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through January 21, 2000. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1998 Honda Honda Motorcycle has problems

6 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Tires20
Visibility20
Engine and engine cooling10
Vehicle speed control11

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

1998 Honda Honda Motorcycle recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

1998 vs. every other Honda Motorcycle year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Honda Motorcycle median. How we score

'90'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
In owners' words

What Honda Motorcycle owners report

Recent tires complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

MY REAR TIRE PLY IS"DELAMINATING" WHICH HAS CAUSED AN UNEVENESS IN THE SHAPE OF THE TIRE, CAUSING IT TO EXHIBIT AN IRREGULAR SURFACE THAT EFFECTS HANDLING (PARTICULARLY WHILE CORNERING). I WAS ADVISED BY A LOCAL DEALER (MILPITAS HONDA) THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMONLY CAUSED BY DRIVING WITH LOW TIRE…
Complaint 706961 · May 28, 1999

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