Honda Facing Class Action Lawsuit Over 2025 Motorcycle Recall

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A proposed class action lawsuit alleges that American Honda Motor Company has failed to provide 2024–2026 CBR600RR motorcycle owners and lessees with an immediate, effective repair for an engine oil-consumption defect dangerous enough to warrant the company to initiate a safety recall in December 2025.

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The 30-page complaint says that the CBR600RR defect is caused by the improper finishing of the engine block cylinder surface, which can cause excessive oil consumption. In the event of excessive oil consumption, the filing states, a Honda CBR600RR’s oil level can drop below the minimum required level, which could cause the motorcycle’s connecting rod bearing to seize.

Should a bike’s connecting rod bearing seize, the rear wheel may lock up, and/or engine oil can come into contact with the exhaust system, increasing the risk of crash, injury or fire, the class action lawsuit says.

The case contends that despite the seriousness of the defect, Honda has not provided owners and lessees with “an immediately available final repair.” Per the suit, Honda’s phased recall for the CBR600RR includes no replacement for defective engine components, replacement motorcycles, full refunds, or buybacks.

Instead, Honda has left proposed class members with “motorcycles that could not be safely used,” while instructing owners and lessees to wait for a remedy at a later date.

More broadly, the suit alleges that Honda has effectively deflected the costs and burdens of a dangerous engine defect plaguing certain motorcycles onto their riders in its delayed advancement to the next phase of its recall protocol.

According to the complaint, the recall remedy identified by Honda as a “repair” has not materialized into an actual solution for riders. Per the suit, the interim protocol began after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recall in December 2025 and included a plan for owner notification around February 16, 2026, followed by a “second phase” of the recall process that would not occur before July 2026.

The lawsuit maintains that Honda, in the meantime, has not provided riders with replacement motors, loaners, repairs or refunds. Instead, the automaker instructed owners to monitor oil levels on their own and bring their motorcycles in to authorized dealers every 300 miles for oil-consumption inspections.

Worse, the suit claims that many owners and lessees have continued to be held responsible for loan payments, insurance and related costs for their bikes, though many do not feel safe to continue riding them in the wake of the recall.

“Owners are left to choose between riding motorcycles subject to a safety-critical engine defect or parking motorcycles for an indefinite period while continuing to bear ownership expenses,” the complaint states.

The plaintiff, a Kentucky resident, purchased a new Honda CBR600RR motorcycle from an authorized dealer in August 2025, the lawsuit says. After using the motorcycle for a few months and adding 1,500 miles, the plaintiff brought it into a dealership for evaluation and remedy in February 2026 after receiving notice of the recall, the lawsuit says.

The plaintiff was told that Honda would not have a replacement motor until July 2026, at the next phase of the recall, the case relays. After requesting a buyback, the plaintiff was offered only $7,000 even though the motorcycle was worth approximately $10,500 absent the defect, the complaint reads.

The Honda class action lawsuit seeks to represent all individuals in the United States who purchased or leased a 2024-2026 Honda CBR600RR motorcycle subject to NHTSA recall No. 25V891.

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