CPSC, Honda Announce Recall of Off-Road Motorcycles
Home product recall 01-038. Announced by CPSC on Nov 21, 2000.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Nov 21, 2000. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 22,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The two bolts that attach the handlebars can break. If the handlebars separate from the motorcycle, the rider loses steering control and can crash, posing the risk of serious injuries.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using these motorcycles immediately, and call their local Honda motorcycle dealer to schedule a free repair.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: To locate their local dealer or for more information, consumers should call American Honda at (866) 784-1870 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or go to the company’s website at www.honda.com
Which ones are recalled?
The recall includes only years 2000 and 2001 off-road motorcycles with model number XR50R. They are red, and “50R” is written on the sides of the seat on 2000 models, and on the sides of the tank shroud on the 2001 models. The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) of these motorcycles, listed below, can be found on the left side of the steering head frame tube. - 2000 XR50R motorcycles have VIN ranges from JH2AE03**YK000013 to JH2AE03**YK0016046 - 2001 XR50R motorcycles have VIN ranges from JH2AE03**1K010001 to JH2AE03**1K0110056
About 22,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Year 2000 and 2001 Honda XR50R off-road motorcycles.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by American Honda Motor Co. Inc., Torrance Calif.
- Honda motorcycle dealers nationwide sold these motorcycles, from September 1999 through October 2000, for about $1,300.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Honda has received four reports of handlebars separating from these motorcycles. No injuries have been reported. Honda also received four reports of loose handlebars caused by one of the two bolts failing.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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