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2013 Honda GL1800A problems

NHTSA lists 11 complaints for the 2013 Honda GL1800A, 1 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 1 complaints mention an injury, with 1 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as HONDA GL1800A.

At a glance

Complaints
11
With crash
1
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
1
Injuries
1
Deaths
0
Recalls
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
8

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
ENGINE436.4%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM327.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM19.1%
EQUIPMENT19.1%
POWER TRAIN19.1%
SERVICE BRAKES19.1%
STRUCTURE19.1%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL19.1%
WHEELS19.1%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMSOFTWARE1
EQUIPMENTELECTRICAL1
STRUCTUREBODY1

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags

These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
loss of control654.5%0.76
fluid or fuel leak218.2%0.95
mechanical failure218.2%0.77
electrical electronic19.1%1.00
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate654.5%0.77
low327.3%0.77
high218.2%0.85

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 11 tagged complaints of 11 complaints (100.0%).

Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.

Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.

Recalls

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0 recalls.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

8 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
EQUIPMENT3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC3
STRUCTURE2
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1

10108810

Date: 2017-05-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE.

Technician newsletter - When troubleshooting it is good to have all of the tools at your disposal. If you are diagnosing a power trunk lock remote control issue on a GL1800, there is a Honda tool that you may not know is capable of testing the trunk lock remote.

10099681

Date: 2016-01-22. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

DEALER MESSAGE - THE AVAILABLE STOCK OF THE REPAIR KIT FOR A 13-A 14 GL1800B/BD (F6B) HAS BECOME LOW. AS A RESULT, THE AVAILABILITY OF P/N 06454-MJG-306 WILL BE CONTROLLED BY TECHLINE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ALL OTHER PARTS FOR THIS CAMPAIGN REMAIN AVAILABLE ON OPEN ORDER.

10099350

Date: 2015-12-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC.

"SERVICE BULLETIN - HONDA IS LAUNCHING A SAFETY RECALL OF 2012-2015 GL1800/A AND 2013-2015 GL1800B/BD MOTORCYCLES, AND IS IMPLEMENTING A RECALL REMEDY FOR 2001-2010 AND 2012 GL1800/A MOTORCYCLES ALREADY SUBJECT TO SAFETY RECALL A JG6A . HONDA HAS DETERMINED THAT UNDER CONDITIONS WHERE THE BRAKE FLUI

10099488

Date: 2015-12-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

"DEALER MESSAGE - ON DECEMBER 11, SEVERAL SECTIONS OF S/B GL1800 #23 WERE REVISED TO INCLUDE INFORMATION FOR THE REPAIR OF TRIKE COVERSIONS."

10099957

Date: 2015-12-10. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC.

NEWSLETTER - THE REPAIR PROCEDURE FOR THE SECONDARY MASTER CYLINDER (SMC) RECALL IS VERY INVOLVED, SO MAKE SURE TO READ THROUGH THE ENTIRE BULLETIN BEFORE HAND SO YOU CAN VISUALIZE THE PROCEDURES BEFORE YOU START. NOT ONLY WILL YOU BE INSTALLING AN UPDATED SMC AND A NEW REAR MASTER CYLINDER, BUT IT

10099874

Date: 2015-11-24. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC.

"DEALER MESSAGE - EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY THE SECONDARY MASTER CYLINDER (SMC) KITS FOR THIS RECALL ARE AVAILABLE ON OPEN ORDER. AS INDICATED IN S/B GL1800 #23 AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT THIS RECALL, IT IS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL THAT ONLY PRO HONDA DOT 4 BRAKE FLUID BE USED DURING THE REPAIR PROCEDUR

10129823

Date: 2014-02-07. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

Honda technician newsletter - TPMS sensors aren't waterproof.

10052473

Date: 2013-06-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

HONDA MOTORCYCLE: TO POWERSPORT DEALER- INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING RESOURCE ENHANCEMENT, SUCH AS TRIP PLANNER.HONDA.COM WEBSITE, HONDACARE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND DEALERSHIPS, IN MAGAZINE. MODEL GOLD WING. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
GL1800A11

Same model, other years

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Other Honda models, 2013

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