PlainRecordsHONDA CMX300, CMX500: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR; STEERING: CRITICAL FASTENERS
- What can happen
- A detached screw may lodge between the frame and stem, interfering with steering and increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the lock screw and apply thread lock, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 29, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-866-784-1870. Honda's number for this recall is KU8. This recall expands previous NHTSA…
- Potentially affected
- 43913
Completion rate: 1.1% of the 43,913 vehicles potentially affected, the share the maker has reported to NHTSA as remedied, as listed in NHTSA's recalls data (updated Nov. 12, 2026). A recall protects people only when the repair is done.
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- Date (report received by NHTSA)
- July 30, 2026
- Filed by
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- Vehicles
- HONDA CMX300 (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026); HONDA CMX500 (2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025)
- Component
- STEERING › STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR; STEERING › CRITICAL FASTENERS
- Description of the defect
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2023, 2025 CMX500, 2017-2023, 2025-2026 CMX300, and 2025 Honda SCL500 motorcycles. The handlebar lock screw may loosen and detach.
- Potentially affected
- 43913
- What can happen
- A detached screw may lodge between the frame and stem, interfering with steering and increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the lock screw and apply thread lock, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 29, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-866-784-1870. Honda's number for this recall is KU8. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 26V146. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning August 4, 2026.
- Owner notification date
- Sept. 28, 2026
- Manufacturer campaign number
- KU8
- Recall type
- V (vehicle)
- Influenced by
- MFR
- Manufacturer's component
- SCREW, FLAT 6x16 · SCREW, FLAT 6x16 · 90164-GGK-003
- Recall number
- 26V500000
How this defect works
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What the notice says to do (the remedy, in its words)
“Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2023, 2025 CMX500, 2017-2023, 2025-2026 CMX300, and 2025 Honda SCL500 motorcycles. The handlebar lock screw may loosen and detach.” “A detached screw may lodge between the frame and stem, interfering with steering and increasing the risk of a crash or injury.”HONDA STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR recall, NHTSA recall record, 2026-07-30. The caption and the remedy steps are the record's own words.
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This recall among the others
- HONDA: 55 other recalls or notices on this site in the three years before this one (from July 31, 2023).
Counted from the agency records on this site, as on Statistics: a recall event once, by its first notice.
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Related recalls
- Related recall: HONDA CMX300, CMX500, SCL500: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR; STEERING: CRITICAL FASTENERS (March 12, 2026)
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Cite this record
NHTSA recall record 26V500000, July 30, 2026. PlainRecords' title: "HONDA CMX300, CMX500: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR; STEERING: CRITICAL FASTENERS." PlainRecords, https://plainrecords.com/recall/vehicle/26v500000/ (as of the day it was built).At each build a sample of records from each source is compared with the agency's published file and the page; every correction is public. Drawings are chosen by software that reads the record. Built daily. How we check · Corrections