Defect Investigation Detail

HONDA / GL1800 / 2004

Components - Details
NHTSA Action Number: RQ04009 Vehicale/Equipment Name: HONDA
Vehicale/Equipment Model: GL1800 Vehicale/Equipment Year: 2004
Component Name: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS Manufacturer's Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Date Opened: Sep, 21 2004 Date Closed: Feb, 02 2005
Subject: FRAME CROSSMEMEBER WELD FAILURES 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.