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1998 Honda GL1500 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jun 9, 2016
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jun 24, 1998

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1998 Honda GL1500. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Brakes
Filed Jun 9, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA GOLDWING. WHILE RIDING 30 MPH, THE REAR BRAKE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC FLUID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

NHTSA ID
10873474
Incident
Aug 15, 2010
Mileage
16,000 mi
Suspension
Filed Jun 24, 1998

SUSPENSION RIDES AT THE BOTTOM AND WHEN TURNING CORNERS OR ON THE HIGHWAY,IT MAKES IT HARD TO STEER. THERE IS A TWO INCH JERK THAT OCCURS AT 60-70 MPH. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT FORKS RIDE NEAR THE BOTTOM AND BOTTOM OUT ON THE HIGHWAY WITH 1 OR 2 PEOPLE ON IT, THE DEALER HAS LOOKED AT THIS TWICE. *SLC

NHTSA ID
824638
Incident
Jun 22, 1998

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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