Complaints over time
Complaints about the 2024 Honda XL750 peaked in 2025, with 1 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
2024 Honda XL750
Motorcycle, gasoline, built in Japan. Owner complaints on file from May 7, 2025 to Jun 27, 2026.
Recall campaigns covering this model year11,016 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints22.0 times the median 2024 motorcycle
Severity index0.02024 motorcycles average 5.4
First 24 months1Complaints in its first two years
Components
50% of complaints about the 2024 Honda XL750 name engine and cooling
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
One recall campaign covers the 2024 Honda XL750
Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.
| Campaign | Filed | Subject | Component | Vehicles | Remedy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25V-358 | May 29, 2025 | Crankcase sealing bolt may have been improperly manufactured, which can cause the engine to leak oil onto the rear tire | Engine and cooling | 1,016 | Part replacement |
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints
What owners reported about the 2024 Honda XL750
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.
2 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.
- Filed Jun 27, 2026Failure Jun 26, 2026Lakewood, OHEngine
The engine shut off while bike was in motion, restarted but throttle would not respond. Restart, shut off, ignition switch off, and restart required before throttle will respond. Since it did this when hitting bumps, suspect was the side stand. New spring was installed and it stopped the engine shut off for a short period. Then any quick acceleration or bumps started shutting off the engine requiring the restart sequence. Change the Honda side stand switch, metered the old switch, the contact point were so close and variable that indicated the side stand was down when it wasn't which would cause the engine to shut down. Luckily there were no failures on freeways or interstates as it was dangerous enough on a motorcycle on any road.
NHTSA complaint 11746934 - Filed May 7, 2025Failure May 7, 2025Lakewood, OHService brakes
May 7, 2025 - Bike mileage 7,140, over year old, and out of warranty. The brake system has not been touched prior to this incident. I slowed down using both front and rear brakes as usual for traffic and as I attempted to resume 40 mph the motor started struggling and bike slowed radically. At a nearby turn off to gravel parking lot, I turned into and nearly dropping the bike, and noticed the front brake lever had no take up. Got the bike off the pavement and discovered as I attempted to push the bike further into the parking lot, the front wheel would not turn. The front brakes were locked up. My son determined the return hydraulic fluid orifice at master cylinder was blocked due to manufacturing debris and not releasing the hydraulic pressure locking the front brakes. To insure system was free of debris my son disassembled and cleaned the master cylinder, cleared the return orifice of debris, disassembled and cleaned the calipers, pistons and flushed the lines. Assembled, bleed the lines with vacuum pump. Brakes are working to spec. Front brakes locking up on motorcycle is deadly. If would have been on a freeway doing 65 mph, i would have been flipped over the handle bars, dropped the bike, or both me and the motorcycle would have flipped over.
NHTSA complaint 11659608
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations
NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year
Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
Service bulletins
1 manufacturer communication cover this model year
Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.
- MCXL750R #1 - May 2024 May 21, 2024 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
Service Bulletin - American Honda is launching a PRODUCT UPDATE on CERTAIN 2024 model year XL750R TRANSALP motorcycles to update the owner’s manual. The owner’s manual originally supplied with affected XL750R TRANSALP motorcycles is missing the instructions…
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.