CanadaHonda motorcycles: 2023–2025 CMX500 and CL500 and 2024 CMX300 models are affected. The handlebar lock screw may not have been installed properly and could loosen and fall between the frame and steering stem, potentially interfering with steering and causing a loss of steering control and a crash. Honda will notify owners by mail and advise taking the motorcycle to a dealership to replace the handlebar lock screw and apply a thread‑locking compound.
How to identify it
2023–2025 Honda CMX500
2023–2025 Honda CL500
2024 Honda CMX300
The hazard
On certain motorcycles, the handlebar lock screw may not have been installed properly. As a result, the screw could loosen and fall between the frame and the steering stem. If this happens, the screw could interfere with the steering and cause a loss of steering control.
A loss of steering control could create the risk of a crash.
What to do
Honda will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your motorcycle to a dealership to replace the handlebar lock screw and apply a thread-locking compound.
The official notice
This page is a summary of the notice published by Transport Canada, collected from Health Canada, CFIA and Transport Canada. Check the original before you act on it.
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