Whoops

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=583&e=2&u=/nm/20040602/od_nm/autos_honda_recall_dc


DETROIT (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co. (news - web sites) Ltd. is recalling nearly 8,200 model year
2004 motorcycles because of a computer glitch that could prompt their drivers to go too fast,
federal safety regulators said on Tuesday.

The program error causes the digital speedometer on some of the motorcycles to understate actual
vehicle speed by about 25 percent, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (news -
web sites) said.
"This condition can result in the vehicle being driven at an illegal or unsafe speed," NHTSA said in
an advisory on its Web site.
It did not elaborate, but state police may already have noticed a disproportionate number of people
breaking speed limits lately on late-model Honda motorcycles.

 

i wonder how many tickets would be taken to court over that one



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motorcycles to understate actual

disproportionate number of people

 

None? The govt don't care what your excuse is, just give them your money.

 

yep pretty much

if ya pay it its an admission of guilt (read teh fine print) which means
once they got your money you will never get it back..

why do you think they love speed camera's, no human touch, no pleading, no
excuses, sooner or later they will hook it up so it takes money out of your
account as soon as it recognizes your digital id tag

 

Then you'll get charges $30 for an overdrawn account fee!

Cam
'03 954

 

But Your Honour I read on Usenet that Honda have a faulty speedo so it must
be true.

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http://users.bigpond.net.au/mojo67/mojo67.htm
I used to never be able to finish anything but now I

 

hehehe with the cba my missus had set up on there advice a monthly 10 buck
transfer fro mteh main account to the savings account - since she doesnt
work anymore, there was no money in the account.. the 10 bucks was rejected,
a 25 buck fee was placed for it bouncing - they also charged her intrest on
being in the red of 2 bucks or something, appart from those account keeping
fees there makign a lot of money for doing jack shit...

went in to complain they said yeah its a great way to save money, yeah right
ya duckhead

closed it down then

which bank - the rip of bank.. pick one anyone..



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So who went to the source to find out that the "year 2004 motorcycles" are
in fact CBR1000RRs?

Make: HONDA
Model: CBR1000RR
Year: 2004
Recall Number: 04V254000
Summary:
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, SOME DIGITAL SPEEDOMETERS MAY EXPERIENCE A
COMPUTER PROGRAM ERROR, CAUSING THE SPEEDOMETER TO INDICATE APPROXIMATELY
25 PERCENT LESS THAN THE ACTUAL VEHICLE SPEED. Consequence:
THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN THE VEHICLE BEING DRIVEN AT AN ILLEGAL OR
UNSAFE SPEED, WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. Remedy:
DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN UPDATED SPEEDOMETER AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS.
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JUNE 2004. OWNERS SHOULD
CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009. Notes:
HONDA RECALL NO. P32. CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY
TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIONS AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT
(1-888-327-4236).

- sanbar

 

I thought you said it wasn't something you could contest? Do tell?

Cheers

Hammo

 

They advised her to save $10 a month? she was saving for christmas dinner?

Nev..
'03 ZX12R

 

It's referring to the US, where consumer activism carries some clout, not
Australia where it's just a matter of not being reamed to the point of blood
loss

 

A bottle of nice wine?

 

Yeah you can try though courts are very funny, i recon the magistrate
needs to wear a clown suit

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There a few of us that reckon those that uphold the law, may need one as
well....

Hammo

BTW, that problem has gone away!