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What 5 owners told NHTSA about the 2020 Honda Sxs1000

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (5)Crash / fire / injury (3)Brakes (1)Seat belts (1)Seats (1)Speed control (1)Steering (1)Transmission & drivetrain (1)

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May 23, 2023Transmission & drivetrainCrash1 injury

The contact owns a 2020 Honda Motorcycle Talon 1000X. The contact stated that while driving at a speed unknown, when it was placed into low gear and drive it would disengage from low gear causing the side-by-side to flip downhill. The contact hit another motorist and came to a stop. The contact received injuries to their hands however due to them being harnessed in they did not receive many injuries. Medical attention was not needed. There was no need for police or police reports. The side-by-side was able to be moved. The side-by-side was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the sub-transmission failed and needed to be rebuilt. The side-by-side had not been repaired as of yet. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100.

NHTSA ODI 11523429

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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2020 Honda Sxs1000 verdict →