Model line

Honda CB500

Every Honda CB500 model year on file, 2013 to 2016. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years31 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years42013 to 2016

Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins7Summed across model years

By model year

The 2014 model year drew the most complaints, 2, 67% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Structure leads the Honda CB500 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Structure

Powertrain

Engine and cooling

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Honda CB500 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Honda CB500 by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Bulletins
2016	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	2
2015	Motorcycle	1	0.0	50	2	3
2014	Motorcycle	2	50.0	100	2	1
2013	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	1

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Honda CB500

15V-475 Jul 29, 2015
Affected motorcycles may experience the fuel level sensor float arm becoming deformed due to exposure to environmental and roadway conditions
Fuel system · 15k vehicles
15V-439 Jul 8, 2015
In the affected motorcycles, sealant may have been incorrectly applied to the starter relay switch, and as a result, the electrical system may…
Electrical system · 47k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.