Honda Recall For Dragging Brakes

They are only replacing the Master Cylinders, not the SMC. Probably why they aren't including the ST1300! :eek::
 
I filed a complaint with the NHTSA when I had a SMC malfunction.
If everyone else that had a problem did, I think it would be a significant enough percentage to merit a recall., but perhaps our numbers are so small as to be below the radar.

If you have had a malfunction, or required extraordinary maintenance , and haven't filed a complaint , please do so .

This defect can have serious consequences.
 
v8-7 said:
I filed a complaint with the NHTSA when I had a SMC malfunction.
If everyone else that had a problem did, I think it would be a significant enough percentage to merit a recall., but perhaps our numbers are so small as to be below the radar.

If you have had a malfunction, or required extraordinary maintenance , and haven't filed a complaint , please do so .

This defect can have serious consequences.
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This. When the a fuel system fitting on a previous fuel injected bike failed and left me with gas flowing down the side of the bike, I filed a NHTSA report. Maybe a year or two later, no more than that, a recall was issued. Mine failed while in warranty, so it had already been repaired.
 
SupraSabre said:
They are only replacing the Master Cylinders, not the SMC.
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From the recall dated Oct 2015;
REMEDY:
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the secondary brake master cylinder and the rear brake master cylinder, and flush the brake fluid, free of charge.
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Honda has determined that under conditions where the brake fluid is not replaced according to the maintenance schedule (every 12,000 miles or two years, whichever comes first), solid deposits may form within the brake fluid, leading to component malfunction within the secondary master cylinder, which may cause the rear brake to drag. A redesigned secondary master cylinder with new internal valving is now available to correct this condition.
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Maybe the ST SMC will be next!
 
Andrew Shadow said:
From the recall dated Oct 2015;




Maybe the ST SMC will be next!
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This is what I see in that above link...

Honda is recalling over 145,000 motorcycles in the U.S. to fix dragging rear brakes that can cause a fire or crash.

Documents posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration say it's the third recall for some of the motorcycles.

The recall covers the GL1800 model from 2001 through 2010 and 2012 through 2015. Also affected are the GL1800A from 2001 through 2005 and the GL1800B from 2013 through 2015.

Honda says the brakes can drag after being released by the rider. In 2014 the company had reports of eight small fires.

Dealers will replace two brake master cylinders. No timetable has been set for the recall. It was unclear if Honda would offer loaner motorcycles.

Some of the bikes were recalled in 2011 and 2014 for the same problem.

I don't see anything about the SMC.
 
Agreed- I wasn't disputing your statement. The above link is to a news article that is short on information. Because SMC problems are a common issue for discussion on this forum and because many members here do have Goldwings I was simply taking the opportunity to point out that the SMC will be replaced as part of this Goldwing recall- see attached.
 

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v8-7 said:
Perhaps it's just semantics.. the SMC is secondary MASTER CYLINDER
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That's the master cylinder that's actuated by the LF brake caliper mounting bracket. It's one of the three master cylinders on the ST1300.
 
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Andrew Shadow said:
Agreed- I wasn't disputing your statement. The above link is to a news article that is short on information. Because SMC problems are a common issue for discussion on this forum and because many members here do have Goldwings I was simply taking the opportunity to point out that the SMC will be replaced as part of this Goldwing recall- see attached.
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Now, according to that, they are zeroing in on the SMC! Interesting...maybe the ST1300 is next? Does that mean, no matter how many miles, if they fall between 2001 & 2015, they have to replace it?
 
Without knowing the details , but yes No matter the miles, they have to at least inspect and take further action , if warranted.

Hopefully if a replacement is needed it will be re-engineered so the problem wont reoccur.

My old 95 Jeep Cherokee, 08 Honda civic and hopefully my St will all soon be under recalls.. Guess I better get one of my 85 RX-7's running .
 
I never had any problems on my CBR1100XX in 85K miles. On it as well as the Wing (VFR?), The SMC is upside down compared to our ST's. I thought that design stopped the problem.

Apparently not.
 
Pete in PA said:
I never had any problems on my CBR1100XX in 85K miles. On it as well as the Wing (VFR?), The SMC is upside down compared to our ST's. I thought that design stopped the problem.

Apparently not.
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My '05 ST1300 @ 184K (Justin's put on a whole 10K or so since buying it two years ago) never had issues with the SMC. I think it could have a lot to do with environment (damp - salty) the bike is ridden in as well as how much they sit!
 
I was convinced the dragging rear brake on my 04 was due to the fact that one of the 2 brake lines going to the caliper would not allow the caliper to float and always stayed loaded to the caliper.
Even when brake pressure was released the caliper would stay cocked because of this loading effect of the 2nd line. I may be completely wrong in this thinking but spent a lot of time trying to remedy this problem but never could and the caliper never truly floated.
 
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