2004 Honda GL1800 NHTSA Investigations
Defect Investigations
The following investigations on the Honda GL1800 have been announced by the ODI. Interested in how this information is collected? Read more about investigations by the NHTSA.
Recent 2004 GL1800 Investigations
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FRAME CROSSMEMEBER WELD FAILURES Defect Investigation for the 2004 GL1800
Vehicle Component: Structure:Frame And Members
Summary: Honda is amending the scope of 03V-350 to add 34,919 potentially affected GL1800 "gold wing" motorcycles. The initial recall range included frames manufactured with one of a number of welding processes. Honda believed, on the basis of data available at that time, that only those gl's built with that one process were at risk of failure. With the original recall (in September, 2003), Honda introduced yet another weld process. Subsequently, Honda became aware of incidents involving gl's not included in the original recall, built using another early welding process. Thus, Honda has decided to recall all GL1800's built prior to September 20, 2003 regardless of what weld process was being used at the time. This recall expansion affects the 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 model years and the total number of affected U. S. GL1800 motorcycles increases from 8,196 to 43,115.
More Details: For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning investigation #RQ04009 »
Status of Investigation: This investigation was closed on February 02 2005 and there was a recall ordered: #05V027000