2012 Honda GL1800 defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2012 Honda GL1800. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Inconsistent Throttle Control
  Preliminary Evaluation PE15014 · opened Apr 20, 2015 · closed Nov 13, 2015

  This PE was opened after NHTSA received 10 owner complaints alleging vehicle control was compromised due to inconsistent throttle control in MY 2012-14 Honda GL1800 motorcycles.Typically during the first five minutes of operation (cold engine), riders would experience a pronounced engine stumble when operating the bike…

• Southern Honda Powersports
  Audit Query AQ12001 · opened May 14, 2012 · closed May 13, 2013

  NHTSA opened Audit Query (AQ) 12-001 to determine whether Southern Honda Powersports (Southern Honda) of Chattanooga, Tennessee, had complied with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as amended, 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301 (Safety Act) and its implementing regulations. The Safety Act requir…