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2002 HONDA GL1800A — SERVICE BRAKES

crash1 injured · 1565012 · 2019-05-09

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
GL1800A
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
47,400
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THIS CONCERNS AN ONGOING SAFETY RECALL FOR REAR BRAKE LOCKUP ON GL1800 GOLDWING. I OWN A 2002 MODEL. THREE TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH, MY REAR BRAKE HAS LOCKED UP, ONE TIME CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL AND DROP THE BIKE, BEING SLIGHTLY INJURED, WITH A SCRAPE TO THE RIGHT ARM. HONDA HAS THUS FAR NOT REIMBURSED ME FOR REPAIRS THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE AN UNENDING SAFETY RECALL. DEALER SAID I HAD TO PAY, SINCE HONDA HAS ALLEGEDLY DONE THE RECALL, CLAIMING FLUID CONTAMINATION, EVEN THOUGH THEIR OWN DEALER HAS FLUSHED AND BLED THE SYSTEM TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH. TWICE, THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE RIDING IN FORWARD MOTION, ONCE REAR BRAKE LOCKED UP AFTER PARKING BIKE IN DEALER'S LOT, SO THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT WARNING. THE NHTSA IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE WATCHDOG OVER THESE ISSUES, AND IS AWARE OF THIS RECALL, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GET THIS RESOLVED? HOW MANY 1800 GOLDWING OWNERS WILL BE INJURED, POSSIBLY KILLED BEFORE THIS IS FIXED. HONDA HAS KNOWN THIS FOR AT LEAST 8 YEARS, AND THERE IS BIKES WITH RE-OCCURRING PROBLEMS, EVEN AFTER RECALL IS PREFORMED, APPARENTLY, THEIR "FIX" IS NOT WORKING. HELP!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11206622
Machine
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