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Honda GL1800

Every Honda GL1800 model year on file, 2015 to 2024. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years699 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years102015 to 2024
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins59Summed across model years
By model year

The 2018 model year drew the most complaints, 34, 49% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

010203040201520162017201834201920202021202220232024
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Honda GL1800 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
16
Brakes
13
Steering
12
Powertrain
12
Electrical system
11
Speed control
10
Fuel system
8
Suspension
4
Lighting
3
Structure
3
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Honda GL1800 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Honda GL1800 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2024Motorcycle30.0300100
2023Motorcycle20.0200100
2022Motorcycle10.0100200
2021Motorcycle714.3700304
2020Motorcycle10.050307
2019Motorcycle80.0800204
2018Motorcycle3420.61,7002012
2017Not decoded0NoneNone008
2016Motorcycle520.0250109
2015Motorcycle80.04002015
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Honda GL1800

  • 24V-820 Oct 31, 2024
    Primary drive gear bolt on the crankshaft may break, which can result in an engine stall and lock up the rear wheel
    Engine and cooling · 18k vehicles
  • 24V-113 Feb 15, 2024
    Fuel pump impellers may have been improperly molded, which can cause them to deform and result in fuel pump failure
    Fuel system · 29k vehicles
  • 22V-449 Jun 23, 2022
    Ignition timing software error for the engine control unit (ECU) may reduce engine performance, which can result in an engine stall
    Engine and cooling · 1,740 vehicles
  • 18V-045 Jan 9, 2018
    These motorcycles have air bag inflators assembled as part of the air bag module that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after…
    Airbags · 960 vehicles
  • 15V-700 Oct 23, 2015
    Rear brakes of the affected motorcycles may drag after the brakes are released
    Brakes · 145k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.