IllustrationCOMPLETE 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
1997 Honda Honda Motorcycle
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 2 of 3 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Tires. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
3 reportsSPEEDOMETER 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.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.