2001 Honda GL1800 recall: engine
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: motorcycles equipped with a newly designed engine stop switch. The engine stop switch is sensitive to accidental contact or strong jolting, such as hitting a pothole or riding over railroad tracks,which could cause the engine to cut out momentarily or even shut off.
💥 The risk
Sudden loss of engine power could lead to a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install a contact plate, e-clip, and 2 contact plate springs. Owner notification began april 19, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact honda at 1-310-532-9811.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V162000
- Manufacturer
- AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
- Vehicles affected
- 6,662
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 19, 2001
- Built
- Oct 2, 2000 – Feb 22, 2001
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).