| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005033770 | Incident Date: Aug, 09 2005 |
| Consumer's City: DEER PARK | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Model Name: GL1800A | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:front:shock absorber |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1HFSC47491A | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 11 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 15 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving on interstate 10 in texas i drove on a rough area of the pavement. i then noticed oil coming from the front left fork shock seal. the oil was being "pumped out" through the shock oil seal that failed. oil was being sprayed into the radiator, windscreen, instrument panel,engine, front brakes & tires. i exited the interstate & as i attempted to stop i noticed the oil covered brakes did not allow the motorcycle to stop in a safe stopping distance. i used the gear down shifting to aid in stopping the motorcycle. the motorcycle is currently at pasadena honda service for inspection & to converse w/ the america division honda tech on responsibility for failure. before i left the motorcycle with the honda service, i removed the dust cover that is covering the failed oil seal & found a portion of the lip on the oil seal folded outward. i have several photos of the failed seal. when exercising the shock, oil would pump out of this area. **this is the second failure on the exact left front fork shock seal failure, as a possible anti-dive malfunction. this may allow the left shock to over pressure & force the rubber lip seal to roll outward & loosing the capacity. the last failure was in june 2004. honda did not/ would not cover the first failure under warranty. searching the internet i find that there are many left front fork shock failures happening. *jb |
