Complaints over time
Complaints about the 2016 Honda SXS1000 peaked in 2019, with 2 filed
Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Model year
2016 Honda SXS1000
Other, gasoline, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Sep 6, 2016 to Jun 5, 2020.
Recall campaigns covering this model year0No recall campaign lists this model year
Owner complaints44.0 times the median 2016 other
Severity index75.02016 others average 9.6
First 24 months1Complaints in its first two years
Components
50% of complaints about the 2016 Honda SXS1000 name electrical system
Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls
No recall campaign lists the 2016 Honda SXS1000
Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints
What owners reported about the 2016 Honda SXS1000
The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.
4 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.
- Filed Jun 5, 2020Failure May 17, 2020100 milesYardley, PAElectrical systemFire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA PIONEER 1000 EPS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO FIRE REPORT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE BINGHAMTON HONDA (120 E. ARTERIAL HWY, BINGHAMTON, NY 13901 (607-722-7433) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS SOLD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO SIGN OF MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND WAS NOT TOWED AWAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. ## VIN PASSED ## 2018 HONDA MOTORCYCLE PIONEER 1000 ## *BF*JB
NHTSA complaint 11327422 - Filed Dec 10, 2019Failure Jul 3, 2019592 milesVerona, WIElectrical system, EngineFire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 HONDA SXS1000 MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, BUT DID NOT MAKE IT IN TIME TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE CONTACT CALLED ENGELHART MOTORSPORTS AT 608-274-2366 (LOCATED AT 1589 GREENWAY CROSS, MADISON, WI 53713) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD BE CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT CALL BACK. THE CONTACT WROTE A LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER AND RECEIVED A RESPONSE, WHICH STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED SINCE THE VEHICLE BURNED COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THREE UNKNOWN AND UNREPAIRED RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 592.
NHTSA complaint 11288137 - Filed Oct 4, 2019Failure Apr 1, 2017Inez, KYPower train, Vehicle speed control1 injured
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA PIONEER 1000-5 DELUXE MOTORCYCLE (NA). WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE WAS DRIVEN UP A HILL, THE THROTTLE FAILED AND CAUSED THE MOTORCYCLE TO INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND IT FLIPPED OVER, EJECTED THE CONTACT, AND LANDED ON TOP OF THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND NECK, AND RIB FRACTURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint 11266147 - Filed Sep 6, 2016Failure Aug 25, 201660 milesByhalia, MSBody
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA PIONEER 100-5 DELUXE (NA) MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CAB HAD EXCESSIVE HEAT THAT CAME FROM THE SEAT AND DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT A HEAT SHIELD BE PLACED ON THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60.
NHTSA complaint 10903743
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations
NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year
Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
Service bulletins
3 manufacturer communications cover this model year
Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.
- A15060D Aug 3, 2017 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
Service news article - To prevent damage during shipping, leather-wrapped steering wheels come with a protective plastic covering. The easiest way to remove it during PDI is to grab the covering with both hands near the top of the steering wheel and pull i… - MC-MNF-04012016- Apr 1, 2016 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
"DEALER MESSAGE - HONDA IS ANNOUNCING AN STOP SALE ON MODEL YEAR 2016 SXS1000 (PIONEER 1000) VEHICLES TO REPAIR A POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE FRONT DOOR STRIKER ON AFFECTED VEHICLES. IF A FRONT DOOR STRIKER BREAKS, THE DOOR COULD OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY." - DEN-K3Q5J-06 May 5, 2016 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
THIS COMMUNICATION IS INFORMING HONDA OF A DELAMINATION ISSUES WITHIN AN I.C. PRODUCED BY NXP AND ASSEMBLED INTO AIRBAG SENSOR SUPPLIED BY DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC. THIS DELAMINATION ISSUE MANIFESTS ITSELF AS AN OPEN CIRCUIT WITHIN THE SENSOR, CAUS…
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.