The defect
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2001-2010 and 2012-2015 GL1800, 2001-2005 GL1800A and 2013-2015 GL1800B motorcycles. The rear brakes of the affected motorcycles may drag after the brakes are released.
The risk
A rear brake that drags may increase the risk of a vehicle crash. Additionally, extended riding with the rear brake dragging could generate enough heat to result in a fire.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the secondary brake master cylinder and the rear brake master cylinder, and flush the brake fluid, free of charge. The recall began on December 7, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-866-784-1870. Honda's number for this recall is JV6. Note: This recall supercedes recall 14V-472.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda GL1800 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Honda GL1800A | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Honda GL1800B | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
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 GL1800 | 2005 | 18 | 2 |
| Honda GL1800 | 2006 | 22 | 5 |
| Honda GL1800 | 2007 | 20 | 4 |
| Honda GL1800 | 2008 | 47 | 4 |
| Honda GL1800 | 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| Honda GL1800 | 2010 | 24 | 4 |
| Honda GL1800 | 2012 | 31 | 4 |
| Honda GL1800 | 2013 | 9 | 2 |
| Honda GL1800 | 2014 | 7 | 2 |
| Honda GL1800 | 2015 | 8 | 2 |
| Honda GL1800A | 2001 | 14 | 2 |
| Honda GL1800A | 2002 | 8 | 4 |
| Honda GL1800A | 2003 | 16 | 4 |
| Honda GL1800A | 2004 | 3 | 3 |
| Honda GL1800A | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Honda GL1800B | 2013 | 2 | 1 |
| Honda GL1800B | 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| Honda GL1800B | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2015
22 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 15V888000 30 Dec 2015 | Gillig LLC |
| 15V832000 10 Dec 2015 | Roush Performance Products, Inc. |
| 15V800000 25 Nov 2015 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 15V788000 23 Nov 2015 | Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. |
| 15V733000 5 Nov 2015 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 15V721000 2 Nov 2015 | Indian Motorcycle Company |
| 15V667000 16 Oct 2015 | Spartan Motors USA |
| 15V583000 22 Sept 2015 | KYMCO USA |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015