NHTSA Complaint #10464621 — 2006 HONDA ST1300A

AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT FOUR MILES AT LOW SPEED ON A SECONDARY ROAD, THE REAR BRAKE OF THE MOTORCYCLE SUDDENLY LOCKED UP AND I CAME TO AN ABRUPT HALT IN THE LINE OF TRAFFIC. I WAS UNABLE TO PUSH THE MOTORCYCLE OFF THE ROAD AND HAD TO CALL A WRECKER TO TAKE IT TO THE HONDA DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION OF THE SECONDARY MASTER CYLINDER. WHEN I ASKED TO SEE THE PART THAT HAD FAILED, I WAS TOLD THAT HONDA HAD REQUESTED THAT THE PART BE SENT TO THEM FOR ANALYSIS. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF THIS TYPE OF MALFUNCTION BEFORE. THE LAST BRAKE SERVICE HAD BEEN DONE BY THE DEALER. I AM NOT AN AGGRESSIVE RIDER AND WAS NOT APPLYING THE BRAKE AT THE TIME OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE BRAKE IS NOW FIXED, BUT I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT A RECURRENCE. IF THIS ABRUPT BRAKING HAD OCCURRED ON THE INTERSTATE I WOULD BE DEAD AND THE BLAME FOR MY DEATH WOULD FALL ON ME , WITHOUT ANYONE KNOWING WHAT ACTUALLY CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. LUCKILY, I WAS ON A LOW TRAFFIC SECONDARY ROAD WITH NOBODY BEHIND ME WHEN I CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. *TR