Honda GL1800 2001–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin DLR MSG - MC - S · NHTSA communication 10100782 · issued Oct 16, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
component
2001–2015
model years
31
vehicle entries
Official summary
"honda is launching a safety recall on model year 2001 through 2015 gl1800/a and gl1800b/bd motorcycles to replace a potentially defective secondary master cylinder. Under conditions where the brake fluid is not replaced according to the maintenance schedule, deposits may form within the brake fluid, leading to component malfunction within the secondary master cylinder, which may cause the rear brake to drag. A dragging rear brake increases the risk of a crash and may generate enough heat to cause the rear brake to catch fire."
Vehicles covered
- 2001 Honda GL1800
- 2002 Honda GL1800
- 2003 Honda GL1800
- 2004 Honda GL1800
- 2005 Honda GL1800
- 2006 Honda GL1800
- 2007 Honda GL1800
- 2008 Honda GL1800
- 2009 Honda GL1800
- 2010 Honda GL1800
- 2012 Honda GL1800
- 2013 Honda GL1800
- 2014 Honda GL1800
- 2015 Honda GL1800
- 2001 Honda GL1800A
- 2002 Honda GL1800A
- 2003 Honda GL1800A
- 2004 Honda GL1800A
- 2005 Honda GL1800A
- 2006 Honda GL1800A
- 2007 Honda GL1800A
- 2008 Honda GL1800A
- 2009 Honda GL1800A
- 2010 Honda GL1800A
- 2012 Honda GL1800A
- 2013 Honda GL1800B
- 2014 Honda GL1800B
- 2015 Honda GL1800B
- 2013 Honda GL1800BD
- 2014 Honda GL1800BD
- 2015 Honda GL1800BD
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.