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.
The risk
A detached screw may lodge between the frame and stem, interfering with steering and increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
The 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda CMX300 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026 |
| Honda CMX500 | 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025 |
Components: STEERING:CRITICAL FASTENERS | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honda CMX300 | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Honda CMX300 | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| Honda CMX300 | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Honda CMX300 | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| Honda CMX300 | 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| Honda CMX300 | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Honda CMX300 | 2023 | 1 | 3 |
| Honda CMX300 | 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| Honda CMX300 | 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| Honda CMX500 | 2017 | 2 | 1 |
| Honda CMX500 | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Honda CMX500 | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| Honda CMX500 | 2021 | 1 | 2 |
| Honda CMX500 | 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| Honda CMX500 | 2023 | 1 | 2 |
| Honda CMX500 | 2025 | 0 | 2 |
Other steering recalls in 2026
20 of the 666 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2026 concerned the steering; Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 26V621000 29 Sept 2026 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 26V598000 17 Sept 2026 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 26V590000 11 Sept 2026 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 26V527000 13 Aug 2026 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 26V524000 12 Aug 2026 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 26V509000 6 Aug 2026 | Mack Trucks, Inc. |
| 26V444000 9 Jul 2026 | Volvo Trucks North America |
| 26V405000 24 Jun 2026 | Harbinger Motors Inc. |
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