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2018 HONDA GL1800 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:THROTTLE

crash1 injured · 1762310 · 2021-08-10

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
GL1800
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:THROTTLE
Miles at failure
7,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2018 Honda Motorcycle Gold Wing Tour. The contact stated that he tapped on the throttle upon parking his motorcycle in a parking lot, which caused the motorcycle to independently accelerate without warning. The motorcycle crashed into two pillars in front of a convenience store which stopped the unintended acceleration by bringing the vehicle to a stop. Police were called to the scene and a police report was filed. The contact was able to drive the motorcycle back to his home, once home, he was taken to a hospital and treated for a bruised right leg. The front end of the motorcycle was damaged due to failure and had remained parked in his garage. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that there were no recalls associated with the VIN. The contact was then referred to a dealer where they requested to have the throttle sent to the manufacturer for an investigation. The motorcycle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 7,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11428480
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown