Frame crossmemeber weld failures

An NHTSA Recall Query into Honda vehicles. Closed 2 February 2005.

Investigation
RQ04009
Type
Recall Query
Opened
21 September 2004
Closed
2 February 2005

What NHTSA investigated

Honda is amending the scope of 03V-350 to add 34,919 potentially affected GL1800 gold wing motorcycles.the initial recall range included frames manufactured with one of a number of welding processes.honda believed, on the basis of data available at that time, that only those gl's built with that one process were at risk of failure.with the original recall (in september, 2003), honda introduced yet another weld process.subsequently, honda became aware of incidents involving gl's not included in the original recall, built using another early welding process.thus, honda has decided to recall all GL1800'S built prior to september 20, 2003 regardless of what weld process was being used at the time.this recall expansion affects the 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 model years and the total number of affected U.S. GL1800 motorcycles increases from 8,196 to 43,115.

The recall that followed

  1. Honda — Structure: Frame and Members05V02700031 January 200534,919 vehicles

Vehicles covered

MakeModelModel years
HondaGL18002001–2004

Source

From NHTSA’s investigation file, rebuilt daily. To report a problem with your own vehicle, go to nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem. All open investigations.