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Mileage at the reported incident
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports
What owners actually said
1 reports
31,172 miles · Mar 22, 2016
Power TrainInjury
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CHF50 METROPOLITAN MOTORCYCLE. WHILE RIDING 5 MPH, THE CLUTCH SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE LIFTED IN THE AIR AND STRUCK THE CONTACT'S ELBOW. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED ELBOW INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF …
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CHF50 METROPOLITAN MOTORCYCLE. WHILE RIDING 5 MPH, THE CLUTCH SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE LIFTED IN THE AIR AND STRUCK THE CONTACT'S ELBOW. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED ELBOW INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,172.
NHTSA ODI #10851116
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