NHTSA Complaint #10509240 — 2003 HONDA VFR800

MY ISSUE WAS FIRST DISCOVERED IN 2012 WHEN I COULD NOT START MY MOTORCYCLE; MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS AN OLD BATTERY. UPON RESEARCHING ON VFRDISCUSSION.COM I WAS EXPOSED TO NUMEROUS VFR OWNERS WITH STARTING ISSUES THAT WAS RELATED TO THE ELECTRICAL AND CHARGING ISSUES, A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MY 2003 MODEL YEAR. FROM THE INFORMATION GATHERED I STARTED TO INVESTIGATE MY MOTORCYCLE TO SEE IF THE ISSUE IS INDEED TRUE. I DID A SERIES OF SUGGESTED ELECTRICAL TESTING WITH A MULTIMETER AND THE RESULTS PROVE NEGATIVE. I PROCEEDED TO REMOVE THE PLASTIC COVERING TO EXPOSE WIRING TO SEE IF I HAVE BURNT CONNECTORS AND WIRING, WHICH I DO. I HAD THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REPAIRED WITH NEW STATOR, REGULATOR/RECTIFIER AND BATTERY. AFTER THE REPAIR I WAS ABLE TO RIDE FOR THE SEASON. MY BATTERY WAS CHARGING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS GOOD, NO ISSUES. NOW IN 2013 I AM HAVING THE SAME CHARGING ISSUE AGAIN. THE BATTERY IS NOT CHARGING, NOT ABLE TO START THE MOTORCYCLE. MY CONCERN HERE IS THAT AMERICAN HONDA IS NOT BEING PROACTIVE ABOUT THEIR PRODUCT ISSUE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS VFR800 OWNERS WITH SIMILAR ELECTRICAL ISSUES, ISSUES LIKE BURNT STATOR AND WIRING/ CONNECTORS. THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE HAS LEFT ME STRANDED FAR FROM HOME. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR