In April 2025, Honda filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Headlights, covering the CB125R, CB250R. The filing affects 20,404 vehicles manufactured between December 13, 2017 and September 2024.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1239790 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | April 3, 2025 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Honda |
| Component | Headlights |
| Production period | December 13, 2017 — September 2024 |
| Vehicles affected | 20,404 units |
Filing in context
The Headlights is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 21 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 32 Honda notifications from 2025 in this archive. For scale, 1,230 of the 4,890 filings in this archive report a larger number of affected vehicles; the vehicles involved here were manufactured over a span of about 6 years and 9 months.
Defect
In the headlights, the wiring routed between circuit boards is improperly arranged, allowing it to contact surrounding components. Driving vibration can break the conductor wire at its board connection point, causing the headlight to flicker and, in the worst case, fail to illuminate entirely.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, replace the headlight assembly with the corrected/revised part. Note: Because parts procurement requires additional time, owners will be notified of the defect now and contacted again once parts are available.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 4 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.
| Type code (型式) | Model | Chassis ranges |
|---|---|---|
| 2BJ-JC79 | ＣＢ１２５Ｒ | JC79-1000003 — JC79-1003042 |
| 2BK-MC52 | ＣＢ２５０Ｒ | MC52-1000004 — MC52-1002759; MC52-1100001 — MC52-1106528 |
| 8BJ-JC91 | ＣＢ１２５Ｒ | JC91-1000004 — JC91-1002963; JC91-1100004 — JC91-1100563 |
| 8BK-MC52 | ＣＢ２５０Ｒ | MC52-1200013 — MC52-1204572 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
前照灯において、回路基板間を接続する配線の配索が不適切なため、当該配線が周辺部品と干渉しているものがある。そのため、走行中の振動により基板へ接続している芯線が断線して前照灯がちらつき、最悪の場合、前照灯が不灯となるおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、前照灯を対策品と交換する。なお、部品の準備に時間を要することから、不具合内容を周知し、準備でき次第、改めて連絡する。
Source & verification
This entry reproduces public data from Japan's MLIT recall registry. English text is jdmvin.com's own translation; always verify against the official source:
https://renrakuda.mlit.go.jp/renrakuda/ris-detail-car.html?class=recalldatacar&id=3010076
Related recalls
Same manufacturer, same component
Other Honda filings involving the Headlights, closest to this one by filing date.
Headlights — affects 12 vehicles.
Open recall detail →Headlights — affects 20,967 vehicles.
Open recall detail →Headlights — affects 22,420 vehicles.
Open recall detail →Headlights — affects 734 vehicles.
Open recall detail →Headlights — affects 734,392 vehicles.
Open recall detail →Other recalls affecting the same models
Filings whose affected type codes overlap with this one, newest first.