1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2016 Honda GL1800. Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Honda dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2016 Honda GL1800. Check your GL1800 by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 5 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Honda GL1800, reporting 1 crashes. Honda has issued at least 9 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Read Honda GL1800 owner complaints and bulletins, every year
Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Honda GL1800. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The contact owns a 2016 Honda GL1800. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40-45 MPH, the rear brakes locked up, causing the motorcycle to abruptly stop. The contact pushed the motorcycle to a nearby parking lot and pumped the brake pedal several times until the brakes released.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11513549
“Motorcycle stumbles and hesitates during engine warmup. Problem creates a hazard situation if this happens in traffic. If you apply throttle before engine is at operating temperature while leaving a street light, stop sign or in traffic the motorcycle stumbles and hesitates.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11437937
“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA GOLD WING GL1800 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, WHEN HE RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL HOWEVER, THE BRAKES CEASED AND THE MOTORCYCLE CONTINUED BRAKING AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11349864
“I WAS JUST STARTING FROM MY HOUSE AND HAD SOME HESITATION IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. I MADE A RIGHT TURN ABOUT A 1/4 MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND AGAIN I HAD HESITATION IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. NOTE, I DO LET THE BIKE IDLE DOWN BEFORE TAKEN OFF. THIS 2016 WITH FUEL INJECTION THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10897457
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2016 Honda GL1800 is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Honda dealer.