Honda is replacing the fuel pump on 4,206 motorcycles from two cruiser lines, the VT1300CX and the VT750, after finding that a manufacturing defect can make the pump fail. When it does, the engine can stall while the bike is moving. Honda filed the action with federal regulators as campaign 26V633000 and tracks it internally under the codes KU9, KV0 and KV1.
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On two wheels, an engine that quits takes the power away from the one machine the rider is balancing and steering at the same moment, with traffic around. NHTSA’s consequence text for this campaign says the failure “can stall the engine, which raises the risk of a crash.”
A fuel pump built with a flaw in the VT1300CX and VT750
The record on NHTSA campaign 26V633000 gives the number as 4,206 and lists five model-year entries: the VT1300CX in 2023, 2024 and 2025, and the VT750 in 2024 and 2025. NHTSA’s own component label reads “Fuel system, gasoline: delivery, fuel pump,” and the notes field of the record is empty, so Honda’s summary, consequence and remedy are the whole of its public explanation. Honda’s summary is one sentence long: the fuel pump may malfunction because of a manufacturing defect. The word manufacturing matters, because it points at how the pump was made rather than at how the bike was maintained or ridden.
The filing says nothing further about the flaw. It does not name the pump supplier or the date the flaw was found, it does not describe which part inside the pump gives way, and it does not report how many stalls have occurred. Without those details the only firm statements are the ones Honda made: a defect exists, it can stop the pump, and a stalled engine can lead to a crash.
Five model-year entries across two Honda cruisers
The two models are different bikes, one with a 1300 designation and one with a 750, and the record folds them into a single federal campaign while crediting three Honda internal numbers, KU9, KV0 and KV1, to the remedy. The record does not say which code belongs to which model year, so nothing here should be read as a split of the 4,206 between the two lines. The count is the combined figure for all five entries.
What the record does confirm is the range of years. VT1300CX motorcycles from 2023 through 2025 and VT750 motorcycles from 2024 through 2025 are in. Anything older in either line is outside this campaign, and so is any other Honda model. A rider holding a 2022 VT1300CX or a 2023 VT750 is not named by the record, and the filing offers no reason to think those bikes share the defective pump.
The pump swap and the November mailing
The remedy is a replacement. According to the NHTSA page for the campaign, dealers will replace the fuel pump at no cost to the owner. Honda’s customer service line for the recall is 1-866-784-1870. Honda reported the campaign on Oct. 1, 2026, and owner letters are expected to begin mailing on Nov. 27, 2026. The record says vehicle identification number searches on NHTSA.gov were expected to be available from Oct. 8, 2026, which means owners did not need to wait for the letter to find out whether a particular bike was on the list.
The campaign carries no park-it or park-outside flag, and no over-the-air update, so Honda is not telling owners to stop riding; the repair is a dealer visit. Dealers do the work for free, and Honda’s phone line, 1-866-784-1870, is the place to ask about scheduling. The dataset row in NHTSA’s open listing of reports received from Sept. 29 to Oct. 7 shows the same units and the same short note about the pump, and the short-form campaign lookup returns the same record. Riders can enter a vehicle identification number into NHTSA’s recall search to see whether their bike appears.
The remaining uncertainty is how quickly pumps will be available. The record sets a letter date almost two months after the report, but it gives no parts schedule, and nothing in it tells owners what to do about the stall risk between now and the repair.
Honda’s wording ties the failure to how the pump was manufactured, and the campaign names specific model years rather than every bike with the same engine type, which is consistent with a flaw that entered production at a certain point. The record does not confirm that reading, and it gives no production dates. Riders who bought a used cruiser may never have been on Honda’s mailing list, and for them the recall search is the dependable route. The record promises only that the work is free; it gives no labor estimate and no parts schedule.
This article was produced with the assistance of AI and reviewed by Morning Overview editors prior to publication.
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