The 2016 Honda Cbr300r has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 11,424 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING16V5280002016-07-1211,424 affected
Defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 CBR300RA, CBR300R and CB300F motorcycles. The affected motorcycles may have an improperly machined crankshaft which may result in the failure of the connecting rod bearing retainer.
Consequence
If the connecting rod bearing retainer fails, the engine may stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the crankshaft assembly, free of charge. The recall began on August 26, 2016. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-866-784-1870. Honda's number for this recall is KB9.
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
ENGINE
2
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
Total complaints6
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The contact owns a 2016 honda cbr300r motorcycle. The contact stated that while riding approximately 25 mph, the motorcycle stalled. The contact was unable to restart the motorcycle. The motorcycle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the crank shaft had fused to the connecting rod and…”
“I m going to the dealer ask for the safety claim recall issue with my honda cbr300r and the service guy send me to another dealer telling me that the claim is already did for another dealer and when I have 1 full week waiting and when I check the information appear like the reset for this claim…”
“I m going to the dealer ask for the safety claim recall issue with my honda cbr300r and the service guy send me to another dealer telling me that the claim is already did for another dealer and when I have 1 full week waiting and when I check the information appear like the reset for this claim…”
“I m going to the dealer ask for the safety claim recall issue with my honda cbr300r and the service guy send me to another dealer telling me that the claim is already did for another dealer and when I have 1 full week waiting and when I check the information appear like the reset for this claim…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2016 honda cbr300r motorcycle. The contact stated that the vehicle's bank angle sensor illuminated. The vehicle was taken to ken & joe's honda kawasaki ktm (located at 21618 golden triangle rd, santa clarita, ca 91350, [REDACTED]) where it was diagnosed that the bank angle…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2016 honda cbr300r motorcycle. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v528000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2016 Honda Cbr300r as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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