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2002 HONDA GL1800 — SUSPENSION

crash1 injured · 426141 · 2003-08-21

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
GL1800
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
SUSPENSION

Severity

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

Narrative

SINCE NEW I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT A WOBBLING WHEN BRAKING MY GOLD WING. THE VARIOUS DEALERSHIPS HAVE STATED TIME AND AGAIN THAT "THE PROBLEM WAS NOT EVIDENT". ON JANUARY 3, 2003 I WAS RIDING MY 2002 GL1800A AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN I LIGHTLY APPLIED MY REAR BRAKE PEDAL TO "CHECK MY SPEED" AND THE BIKE WOBBLED VIOLENTLY CAUSING ME TO CRASH AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSE ALMOST $10,000 DAMAGE TO MY BIKE, AS WELL AS PERSONAL INJURY. THE BIKE WAS "FIXED" ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RESURFACE SEVERAL TIMES. HONDA HAS STATED THEY "HAVE NO CLUE" AS TO HOW TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10033254
Machine
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