Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-09-26 | 03V350000 |
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 8,196 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I recently found a problem with a motorcycle tire that the tread appears to be coming lose from the casing. It has seve… |
| 2019-04-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA GL1800 (GOLDWING) MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE RIGHT … |
| 2019-04-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | HAVE A 2002 HONDA GOLDWING NEVER HADE ANY PROBLUMS AT ALL |
| 2019-04-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA GL1800 (GOLDWING) MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE REAR BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTA… |
| 2018-05-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY F1 LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. SINCE MY GOLDWING IS A CONVERSION TO A TRIKE, THE KICKSTAND WAS FIXED AND IS INOPER… |
| 2016-10-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA GOLDWING. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONSUMER STRUCK A SMALL OBJECT IN THE ROAD AND A … |
| 2015-10-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA GOLDWING MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BRAKE FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND FROM … |
| 2015-07-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA GOLDWING EQUIPPED WITH A 2015 RALLY WAGON PRL. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH,… |
| 2012-02-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA GOLDWING MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A HUGE CRACK ON THE LEFT SIDE… |
| 2009-10-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE MOTORCYCLE HAS COMPLETELY FAILED THREE TIMES SINCE APRIL 18, 2009. WHEN THE REAR BRAK… |
| 2009-09-20 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | 2002 GOLDWING GL1800 BROKEN FRAME ON THE BOTTOM OR THE REAR FRAME TUBES CAN RESULT IN SEPARATION AND THE REAR OF THE BI… |
| 2008-11-25 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | CRACKED MOTORCYCLE FRAME ON 2002 GL1800A : LOCATION OF CRACK: DIRECTLY UNDER SADDLE CONSEQUENCES: MOTORCYCLE UNSAFE T… |
| 2008-10-26 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | UPON INSPECTION, THE REAR FRAME TUBES HAVE CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES OF MY '02 HONDA GL1800 BIKE. THE TUBES HAVE NOT COMPL… |
| 2008-09-26 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA GOLDWING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF FIFTH GEAR ON ITS OW… |
| 2008-07-23 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | DISCOVERED FRAME CRACK ON MY 2002 HONDA GL 1800. THE CRACK IS LOCATED BEHIND THE LEFT PASSENGER FOOT REST AND BELOW TH… |
| 2008-07-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | STARTED MOTORCYCLE AS NORMAL WENT IN REVERSE THEN TO DESTINATION, COULD NOT SHUT BIKE DOWN EVEN WITH KILL SWITCH. CAUSE… |
| 2008-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA GL1800 MOTORCYCLE. WHILE TRAVELING 14 MPH, THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD OVERHEAT AND SHUT OFF… |
| 2007-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY MOTORCYCLE WAS SUBJECT TO THE JUNE 2003 ENGINE COOLING CAMPAIGN WHICH INCLUDED REPLACEMENT OF THE ECM AND OTHER ADJU… |
| 2007-04-25 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 2002 HONDA GL1800 MOTORCYCLE. THE REAR SUSPENSION ADJUSTMENT MOTOR DOES NOT ENGAGE UNTIL THE NUMBER ON THE INDICATOR D… |
| 2007-04-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA GOLDWING 1800. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WA… |
| 2006-10-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | FRONT WHEEL WOBBLE WHEN REDUCING SPEED BETWEEN 55 AND 20 MPH. INDUCED ALSO BY THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL WHEN IT DECREAS… |
| 2006-08-14 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA GOLDWING GL 1800. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD DOES NOT ADJUST AND… |
| 2006-08-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | GL1800 2002 OVERHEATING AT LOW SPEED. PAID $1,000.00 PLUS FOR SERVICE BULLETIN FIX AND IT DID NOTHING TO HELP THE PROB… |
| 2006-03-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | 2002 GOLDWING RADIO WILL LOSE POWER 2 OR 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THEN WHEN STOPPED AND TURNED OFF, UPON TRYING TO RESTAR… |
| 2006-03-11 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | 2002 HONDA GL 1800 GOLD WING MOTORCYCLE. DRIVE SHAFT RUBBER BOOT CAME APART AND SLICED INTO ELECTRICAL HARNESS WHICH IN… |
| 2005-09-09 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | FRONT END WOBBLES ON THIS MOTORCYCLE SINCE DAY 1. HAPPENS MAINLY AT 40 MPH AND THE HANDLEBARS SHAKE. *NM |
| 2005-09-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS MOTORCYCLE WITH 1530 MILES ON IT, AND THE PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING FROM THE BEGINNING. IT CONTINUES AND I F… |
| 2005-08-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | SAFETY RECALL REGARDING THE FRAME WELD AND BRAKE VALVE ON THE 2002 HONDA GOLD WING MOTORCYCLE. *MR THE WELDED AREA C… |
| 2005-03-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | RECALL CAMPAIGN: DEALERSHIP FAILED TO HONOR FRAME RECALL (05V027000) FOR 2002 HONDA GL 1800.*MR THE CONSUMER TOOK THE… |
| 2005-02-15 | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | No | 0 | THE MOTORCYCLE STEERING FAILED WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING 35 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL,… |
| 2004-10-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD A HONDA GOLDWING,2002. WHEN USING THE REAR BRAKES IT SET UP A BAD GRABBING VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF THE M… |
| 2004-07-18 | TIRES | No | 0 | FRONT TIRE ON GL 1800 MOTORCYCLE. HONDA RECOMMENDS 36 PSI IN THE FRONT TIRE THIS CAUSES CUPPING OF THE TIRE AND A BAD … |
| 2004-07-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | THE MOTORCYCLE OVERHEATS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. CONSUMER HAS TO PULL OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE MOTORCYCLE OFF TO LET TH… |
| 2004-07-02 | TIRES | No | 0 | THIS (SEE PHOTOS BELOW) HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO WING DING ON JULY 2ND, 2004. THE FAILED TIRE HAD APPROX. 4,500 MILES ON … |
| 2004-03-30 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | THE FRAME ON MY HONDA GOLDWING HAS A CRACK IN IT. |
| 2004-02-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY 2002 HONDA GL1800 HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER 6 TIMES FOR REPAIR OF ENGINE OVERHEATING. I HAVE HAD THE ENGINE OVERHEAT… |
| 2003-11-03 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL 02 V 340 000/BANK ANGLE SENSOR ON MOTORCYCLE: CONSUMER STATED DEALER WAS UNABLE TO HONOR THE RECALL DUE T… |
| 2003-10-15 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | STRUCTURE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK |
| 2003-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2002 HONDA GOLDWING. IT HAS A RECALL FOR A OVER HEATING PROBLEM AND A FRAME BREAKING PROBLEM. I DO NOT AT ALL … |
| 2003-09-23 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | 2002 HONDA GL1800 CRACKED WELD RIGHTSIDE ON CENTERSTAND CROSSMEMBER. READ IN MOTORCYCLE CONSUMER NEWS. VOL. 34. #10, OC… |
| 2003-09-19 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | FRAME CRACK ON RT SIDE. HONDA 2002 GOLDWING 1800. *JB |
| 2003-08-27 | TIRES | No | 0 | MOTORCYCLE'S FRONT TIRES MAY HAVE A HORIZONTAL CUT ON THE EDGE OF THE TREAD THAT COULD HAVE OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING. B… |
| 2003-08-23 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | HONDA GL 1800 FRAME FALURE. THIS FALURE HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY BOB YOUNG ON AUGUST 11, 2003. MY FRAME FAILURE WAS FOU… |
| 2003-08-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I RECENTLY PURCHASED A NEW 2002 HONDA GL1800 MOTORCYCLE, AND NOW HAVE 4500 MILES SHOWING ON THE ODOMETER. THIS MOTORCY… |
| 2003-08-06 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | MY 2002 GL1800A HAS A CRACKED WELD ON THE FRAME UNDER THE SEAT AREA AND IS NOT SAFE TO RIDE. THE MOTORCYCLE ALSO OVE… |
| 2003-07-28 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | IN THE PAST MONTH MULITPLE HONDA GL1800 FRAME BREAKAGES HAVE OCCURRED. THE BREAKAGE CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO DROP DOWN WIT… |
| 2003-07-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | STUCK IN TRAFFIC ,STOP AND GO FOR 30 MIN AT LOW SPEED , BRAKES WHEN APPLIED SUDDENDLY CHATTERED LIKE ABS WOULD , SPEED … |
| 2003-07-07 | TIRES | No | 0 | I PURCHASED NEW METZELER TIRES FOR MY 2002 HONDA GOLDWING GL1800 TO REPLACE THE WORN OUT BRIDGESTONES THAT CAME NEW WIT… |
| 2003-07-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | LOW SPEED WOBBLE, DEFECTIVE STEERING HEAD BEARING, EXCESSIVE FRONT TIRE WEAR, UN-STEADY BRAKING. *AK |
| 2003-06-17 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHILE RIDING, VEHICLE'S FRAME IS BEGAN TO CRACK. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH *TS |