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2020 Honda CRF1100 Africa Twin Recalls & Complaints

The 2020 Honda CRF1100 Africa Twin has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 1 owner complaint on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Honda dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2020 Honda CRF1100 Africa Twin. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2020 Honda CRF1100 Africa Twin owner complaints

Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about the 2020 Honda CRF1100 Africa Twin, describing incidents dated May 28, 2023.

Most-cited components

Fuel/Propulsion System 1 complaint

Newest complaints

ODI #11531555 · Filed July 11, 2023
My bike died when I was in the fast lane on a major freeway, during Memorial Day rush hour. Totally stalled with 3 lanes of traffic moving at 70 mph. Only luck saved me from being collected by 18 wheelers. American Honda Motor Co. issued a recall on the Africa Twin Adventure Sports models for a fuel…

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Engine Stall or Loss of Drive from Software Error

NHTSA #22V662000 · Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine — Engine Control Module (ECU/ECM) — Software · NHTSA notice

Reported September 1, 2022 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

Potentially affected: 1,561 vehicles

Repair completion: 73.29% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Honda campaign KN8 · Owners notified October 6, 2022

Defect description

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2021 CRF1100 Africa Twin motorcycles equipped with a dual-clutch transmission (DCT). A software error in the engine control unit (ECU), may disconnect the controller area network (CAN) communication and release the clutch, which can result in an engine stall or a loss of drive power.

Safety consequence

An engine stall or a loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash or injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will update the ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 6, 2022. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-866-784-1870. Honda's number for this recall is KNB.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2020 Honda CRF1100 Africa Twin. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

1 owner complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2020 Honda CRF1100 Africa Twin.

Fuel/Propulsion System

ODI #11531555

Incident: May 28, 2023 · Filed: July 11, 2023

My bike died when I was in the fast lane on a major freeway, during Memorial Day rush hour. Totally stalled with 3 lanes of traffic moving at 70 mph. Only luck saved me from being collected by 18 wheelers. American Honda Motor Co. issued a recall on the Africa Twin Adventure Sports models for a fuel filter issue. 2,690 bikes are affected by the recall officially issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Thias recall was preformed last year but the cause of the issue (the improperly wielded gas tank) was not addressed The gas tank has an internal weld that was performed incorrectly and it flakes debris metal tha clogs fuel intake system. (Honda has since updated the process to avoid this know issue) Their band-aid fix is to drain the tank and replace the filer but not replace the tank that is causing the problem. This gets the bike running but it is only a matter of time new filter is blocked by more debris. I.e. putting rider is a timebomb of potentially legal injuries.

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