The defect
ON SOME MOTORCYCLES, CERTAIN FRAME WELDS DO NOT MEET MANUFACTURING SPECIFICATIONS. HIGH LOADS CREATED WHEN RIDING ON ROUGH ROAD SURFACES OR THROUGH POTHOLES CAN CAUSE THE AFFECTED WELDS TO CRACK.
The risk
THE WELDED AREA COULD BREAK, RESULTING IN REAR SUSPENSION COLLAPSE OR LOWER CROSS MEMBER SEPARATION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REINFORCE THE WELDS ON 2001-2002 MOTORCYCLES FREE OF CHARGE. ON 2003-2004 MOTORCYCLES, THE UNITS WILL BE REPAIRED, NO INSPECTION WILL BE NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 9, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-866-784-1870.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda GL1800 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Honda GL1800A | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
Components: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honda GL1800 | 2001 | 84 | 5 |
| Honda GL1800 | 2002 | 182 | 6 |
| Honda GL1800 | 2003 | 101 | 6 |
| Honda GL1800 | 2004 | 10 | 4 |
| Honda GL1800A | 2001 | 14 | 2 |
| Honda GL1800A | 2002 | 8 | 4 |
| Honda GL1800A | 2003 | 16 | 4 |
| Honda GL1800A | 2004 | 3 | 3 |
Other structure recalls in 2005
29 of the 562 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2005 concerned the structure; HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed 96 campaigns in all.
| 05V573000 28 Dec 2005 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 05V561000 20 Dec 2005 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 05V534000 21 Nov 2005 | COTTRELL, INC. |
| 05V523000 16 Nov 2005 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 05V521000 9 Nov 2005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 05V472000 13 Oct 2005 | LES ENTREPRISES M.CORBEIL |
| 05V471000 13 Oct 2005 | LES ENTREPRISES M.CORBEIL |
| 05V413000 20 Sept 2005 | SALEEN, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2005