NHTSA Complaint #10472678 — 2009 HONDA CBR1000RR

WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES INCREASED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE LEVER DIDN'T RESULT IN INCREASED BRAKING FORCE AND THE BIKE WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN THEN SUDDENLY THE BRAKE LEVER CAME BACK TOWARD THE HANDLE BAR AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND NORMAL BRAKING RESUMED IN FAIL-SAFE MODE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT POWER UNIT AND BLED THE BRAKE SYSTEM UNDER WARRANTY AND RETURNED THE BIKE WITH 26146 MILES. ON 8/21 AT 26275 MILES I WAS BRAKING FOR TRAFFIC, LET OFF THE BRAKES MOMENTARILY AND THEN WHEN I RESUMED BRAKING THE BRAKE LEVER CAME BACK TO THE HANDLEBAR. ONLY HAPPENED ONCE ON THIS RIDE. ON 8/23 AT 26350 MILES AS I WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE BRAKE LEVER CAME ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE HANDLEBAR AND I ROLLED OUT INTO THE STREET WITH NO BRAKES UNTIL I HAD PUMPED UP THE BRAKES. HAD NORMAL BRAKES FOR THE REST OF THE RIDE. ON 8/25 AT 26,435 MILES THE BRAKE LEVER REPEATEDLY CAME BACK TO THE BAR WHILE BRAKING ON THE TRIP TO TAKE THE BIKE BACK TO THE DEALER. *TR