2003 HONDA GL1800 Structure Problems

TOLD BY HONDA THE FRAME RECALL WAS DONE IN 2012. IN 2020 I INSPECTED THE FRAME AND THERE ARE CRACKS IN THE FRAME AGAIN WHERE THE RECALL STATED THEY WOULD BE. THE REPLACEMENT FRAME IS CRACKING. BOTH MAJOR CRACKS ARE AT THE WELDS AT THE REAR PASSENGER FOOT PEGS

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA GL1800. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FRACTURE WAS LOCATED AT THE MID SECTION OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER TRIKES BY RODNEY LOCATED AT 1672 LINDEN AVE, ZANESVILLE, OH 4370 WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT YET NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V027000 (STRUCTURE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

Mileage: 138,000

HONDA SAFETY RECALL SERVICE BULLETIN GL1800 #14 REVISED: SEPTEMBER 2008 STATES THAT MY MOTORCYCLE IS ONE OF THE AFFECTED UNITS FOR THE RECALL (I.E. THE FRAME WELDS NEED TO BE REINFORCED). THAT WORK HAS NEVER BEEN DONE. HOWEVER, THE RECORDS FOR DOING A VIN CHECK ONLY GO BACK 15 YEARS, AND A LOCAL HONDA DEALER SAYS NO FIX IS NEEDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA GOLDWING. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND PREMATURE CRACKS IN TWO PLACES UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARDS. THE MECHANIC WAS TO FURTHER DIAGNOSE THE MOTORCYCLE TO DETERMINE WHAT PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/29/16*LJ *TR

Mileage: 83,947

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA GOLDWING GL 1800 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY THE DEALER, THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MOTORCYCLE FRAME WAS CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

I WAS RIDING MY 2003 GOLDWING GL1800 MOTORCYCLE AND CAME TO AN AREA OF THE ROAD WITH CONSTRUCTION, THERE WHERE SEVERAL SIGNS INDICATING FOR MOTORCYCLES TO USE CAUTION AND BUMPS. AFTER RIDING THRU THIS AREA AND GETTING BACK TO WHAT APPEARED TO BE NORMAL ROAD SURFACES, I CAME ACROSS A CUT OUT IN THE ROAD ABOUT 2 FEET WIDE WITH 3 SMALL WASH BOARDS POTHOLES. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO RIDE THRU THIS CUT-OUT AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE AS TO BE AS SMOOTH AS POSSIBLE AND WHEN I CAME OUT OF THIS BUMP IT WAS LIKE I HAD A FLAT TIRE. THERE WAS A LOAD BANG AND GRINDING AS I TRIED TO KEEP THE BIKE UPRIGHT AND COME TO A STOP. THE BIKE BEHIND ME NOTED A LOAD NOISE AS WELL AS SPARKS FROM THE BIKES SUSPENSION AND PIPES BOTTOMING OUT. I LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO STOP SAFELY WITHOUT CRASHING AND AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED, THAT IT WAS NOT A FLAT TIRE, NOR A SUSPENSION ISSUE. BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE FRAME HAS BROKEN IN 2 PLACES, ALLOWING THE REAR TIRE TO GO UP INTO THE FENDER WELL OF THE BIKE, WITH THE CENTER STAND AND EXHAUST PIPES DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT A PLACE OTHER THAN WHERE I WAS GOING PERFECTLY STRAIGHT, THIS WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A TERRIBLE CRASH. I AM THANKFUL THAT I AM UNHURT BUT LEFT WITH A BIKE THAT IN MY ESTIMATION IS JUNK AND I WONDER HOW I COULD EVER FEEL SAFE RIDING THIS BIKE AGAIN. I PURCHASED THIS BIKE FROM A PRIVATE PARTY WHO HAD INDICATED TO ME THAT THIS BIKE HAD BEEN IN FOR THE FRAME RECALL AS WELL AS THE BIKE BEING OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY A HONDA EMPLOYED AND TRAINED TECHNICIAN. I CURRENTLY HAVE THE MOTORCYCLE AT A HONDA DEALER AND AM AWAITING THE ANSWER FROM HONDA ABOUT IF THEY WILL FIX. I HAVE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THIS BIKE HAD NEVER BEEN RECALLED OR INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AND WONDER WHY I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT THIS MOTORCYCLE HAD NEVER BEEN FIXED. I HAVE OWNED IT FOR 3 YEARS NOW. I AM LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT HURT SERIOUSLY AND HONDA DOES RIGHT AND FIXES THIS BIKE WITHOUT ANY COST TO ME. HOW CAN I KNOW IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 44,328

THE FRAME OF MY 2003 HONDA GOLDWING MOTORCYCLE HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS IN THE FRAME TUBE BEHIND THE LEFT PASSENGER FOOT BOARD. *TR

Mileage: 24,700

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA GOLDWING MOTORCYCLE. HE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS DEFECTIVE AND CRACKED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,000.

Mileage: 32,000

THE FRAME IN MY 2003 HONDA GOLD WING HAS CRACKED. THE BIKE HAS BEEN RIDDEN NORMALLY TWO UP MOST OF THE TIME AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN A ACCIDENT. THE 2003 HONDA GOLD WING HAS ONLY 45,000 MILES OR SO. THIS MOTORCYCLE WAS ALREADY INVOLVED IN A SAFELY FRAME RECALL ORDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT IN LATE 2003. THIS FRAME CRACK IS IN A SPOT ON THE MOTORCYCLES FRAME THAT REQUIRES THAT YOU LAY UNDER THE BIKE TO INSPECT. IT'S VERY TIGHT AND HARD TO VIEW WITHOUT A MAGNIFYING GLASS AND GOOD LIGHT SOURCE. THIS DEFECT WILL BE MISSED BY MOST OWNERS UNLESS YOU HAVE SOME KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THIS POSSIBLE FRAME DEFECT. LEFT ALONE IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME AND MILES BEFORE THIS CRACK WILL SPREAD AROUND THE ENTIRE FRAME TUBE AND CAUSE SEPARATION OF THE FRAME MEMBER. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY REPORTS OF THIS TYPE OF FRAME FAILURE ON THE HONDA GOLD WING MESSAGE BOARDS ON THE INTERNET. *TR

Mileage: 45,200

THE FRAME ON MY 2003 HONDA GOLDWING CRACKED APRIL OF 2008. THE FRAME TUBING BROKE COMPLETELY ON THE LEFT SIDE, AND THE TUBING ON THE RIGHT SIDE WAS CRACKED 3/4 OF THE WAY AROUND. I HAD A TRIKE KIT ON THE BIKE, AND AT FIRST THOUGHT WAS THE PROBLEM BUT AFTER CHECKING AROUND, I FOUND THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE TO OTHER BIKES. SO ANYWAY THE FRAME WAS REPLACED, AND UPON INSPECTING THE NEW FRAME I FOUND A NICE GOOD SIZE GUSSET ON THE TUBE THAT WAS BROKEN ON MY ORIGINAL FRAME. I ALSO NOTICE THE PART NUMBER OF THE FRAME HAD BEEN CHANGED FROM THE ORIGINAL PART NUMBER. I HAVE PICTURES OF BOTH FRAMES. *TR

Mileage: 46,622

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT TIRE HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE FORK WAS UNEVEN. THE FORK AND WHEEL BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED.

Mileage: 21,400

I OWN A HONDA MOTORCYCLE, GOLDWING 1800, WITH 8,153 MILES ON IT. PRIOR TO TODAY'S DATE 1 FEB 06, I NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE TRUNK LID WAS BEING WORN AWAY, THE INSIDE OF THE TRUNK LID IS SUSTAINING NOTICEABLE INDENTATIONS WHERE THIS WEARING AWAY IS OCCURRING, BY PLASTIC TIPS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRUNK EDGE, WHICH WERE ALSO BEING WORN AWAY. IF THIS CONTINUES THERE WILL BE A HOLE IN THE TRUNK LID WHERE THIS WEARING IS OCCURRING. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP INSISTS THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW A FACTORY PART THAT IS DESTROYING ANOTHER FACTORY PART, BODY PANELS, CAN BE CONSIDERED WEAR AND TEAR. *NM

Mileage: 8,153

DT: THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN EARLY MARCH FOR HIS 2003 HONDA GOLDWING. AFTER CONTACTING THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER THE REPAIR WORK WAS NOT DONE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE INSPECTED BEFORE IT COULD BE FIXED, THAT TOOK THREE WEEKS. THEN THEY HAD TO WAIT FOR THE PARTS, AND WERE CURRENTLY WAITING ON HONDA TO ACCEPT THE NEW WELDS. HONDA HAS TO ACCEPT THE NEW WELDS BEFORE THE MOTORCYCLE CAN BE REASSEMBLED. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN# 05V027000. *SC *JB

CONCERNS REGARDING 2002 GL1800 FRAME INSPECTION SHOWED UNUSUAL WELD PATTERNS BUT NO CRACKS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER RENTED A 2003 GL1800 AND WHEN HE CROSSED A RAILROAD TRACK AT 35 MPH, THE FRAME IMMEDIATELY COLLAPSED, THE BIKE VEERED INTO THE ONCOMING LANE. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO KEEP THE BIKE UPRIGHT AND FINALLY PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE SERVICE DEALER CHECKED THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, HOWEVER IT WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. THE CONSUMER WANTS THE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE HIS OWN PERSONAL BIKE WITH A BIKE OF EQUAL VALUE OR A FULL REFUND. *JB

RECEIVED RECALL 03V35000 FOR DEFECTIVE FRAME. TOOK MOTORCYCLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND INFORMED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. MANUFACTURER WILL BE SENDING PARTS IN 8-12 WEEKS.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 03V35000 CONCERNING FRAMES. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *

NHTSA RECALLS 04V010000 CONCERNING COMBINED BRAKE SYSTEM LEAK/ 05V027000 CONCERNING FRAME CRACKS, AND 03V350000 REGARDING FRAME WELDS. DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALLS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PURCHASED AT THAT PARTICULAR DEALERSHIP. *AK CONSUMER HAS HAD 5 RECALLS ON THIS BIKE OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS. *BF *NM

WHILE INSPECTING THE MOTORCYCLE NOTICED THAT FRAME HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CROSS MEMBER. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MOVE OR DRIVE THE MOTOR CYCLE TO THE DEALER. THE DRIVER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT. *NM THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF NHTSA CAN HELP SOLVE THIS PROBLEM OF HONDA SELLING DEFECTIVE MOTORCYCLES TO THE PEOPLE OF CONNECTICUT UNTIL THEY SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, SO THEY AREN'T PUTTING THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. *BF *NM

Mileage: 15,000

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 03 V 350 000 CONCERNING MOTORCYCLE FRAME WELDS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING A LIABILITY. *AK *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 03V35000 CONCERNING FRAME WELD. CONSUMER TRIED TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS DONE SINCE APRIL OF 2004. HOWEVER, TWO DEALERS FLATLY REFUSED TO DO RECALL REPAIRS. *AK

MOTORCYCLE DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF MISHANDLING BY HONDA AND POOR WORKMANSHIP WHILE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. (NAR) *PH PROBLEMS OCCURRED WITH FRAME, SEATS, TRUNK, AND RADIO ANTENNA. *CB (FRONT FENDER HAD A SEVERE SCRATCH, RUBBER AROUND BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT MIRROR WAS TORN, HEAT SHIELD ON THE LEFT SIDE SCRATCHED, STORAGE POUCHES UNDER ARM REST WAS DAMAGED, THE SEAT WAS INSTALLED WRONG, A NUT WAS MISSING ON AIR VENT ON THE WINDSHIELD, AND TRUNK ORGANIZERS HAD BROKEN) THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A CRACK IN THE WELD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME. *SC *JB

SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF FRAMES CRACKING NOT INCLUDED IN EXISTING RECALL. NEW CRACKS ARE NOT A RESULT OF WEAK WELDS BUT ACTUAL FRAMES CRACKING. I AM CONCERNED THAT THESE ARE BEING OVERLOOKED AS A RESULT OF CURRENT RECALL FOR DIFFERENT AREA OF THE BIKE.*JB

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (03B350000) FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE FRAME. THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE FIX FOR THE FRAME IS NOT CORRECT. THE MECHANIC WELDED THE FRAME ON ANOTHER PART OF THE MOTOR CYCLE. CREASYS HONDA SHOP 231 EAST CHURCH STREET LEXINGTON TN 38351, SERVICE MANAGER BART (731 968 3348). *NM

MOTORCYCLE FRAME HAD TO WELDED THREE TIMES. *PH IT TOOK THE DEALER EIGHT WEEKS TO COMPLETE THE RECALL BECAUSE THE WELDS WOULD NOT HOLD. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER FEELS SAFE RIDING THIS MOTORCYCLE BUT DOESN'T WANT TO SELL IT TO A PRIVATE OWNER FOR FEAR OF LEGAL PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER REQUEST THAT THE MANUFACTURER REPURCHASE THE BAKE FROM HIM. *NM

THE MOTORCYCLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE WELDING OF THE FRAME. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN FROM TUCSON, AZ TO PHOENIX FOR WELDING. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL INDICATING THAT WELDING DID NOT HOLD. THE CONSUMER WAS FURIOUS DUE TO GETTING THE RUN AROUND. *AK THE CONSUMER REQUESTED MONEY BACK. *SC

Mileage: 610

CONSUMER HAD PROBLEM GETTING FRAME WELD RECALL PERFORMED. *PH THE VEHICLE WAS SENT TO SEVERAL REPAIR FACILITIES BUT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. *NM

Mileage: 610

LTR FM [XXX] (WI) OWNER OF A HONDA GOLDWING MOTORCYCLE HONDA REFUSED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE'S DEFECTIVE FRAME. THE OWNER INSTALLED A TRIKE KIT ON THE MOTORCYCLE WHICH VOIDED THE WARRANTY. *MR *SCC *JB *CB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A CRACK IN THE WELD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME. *LA THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR BUT THE MANUFACTURER WANTED THE BIKE SHIPPED TO THEM FOR REPAIR. THE BIKE HAS BEEN AT THE MANUFACTURER FOR 28 DAYS AND IS NOT CLOSE TO HAVING IT REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. *PH *NM

RECALL NOTICE ON THE FRAME WELD OF MOTORCYCLE. DEALERSHIP WELDED ONLY ABOUT 45 PERCENT OF THE FRAME INSTEAD OF 100 PERCENT. *LA RECALL#03V350000 *SC THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE DEALER SOLD HIM THE MOTORCYCLE KNOWING THAT IT HAD AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM AND EVENTUALLY A RECALL WAS ISSUED. *JB

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S FRAME BREAKING.*MR CONSUMER WOULD LIKE HONDA HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PROPERLY REPAIRING THE FRAME. *PH

RECALL REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN PERFORMED ON VEHICLE DUE TO REPAIR KITS NOT BEING AVAILABLE.*MR AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FRAME REPAIR, THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT WAS TOLD THE PARTS HAD NOT ARRIVED BECAUSE IT WAS A SMALL DEALERSHIP AND ONLY THREE MOTORCYCLE'S WERE SOLD THERE WHICH INCLUDED THE CONSUMERS BIKE. *CB *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS MARKED FOR RECALL. THE RECALL NOTICE INDICATED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE'S FRAME NEEDED TO BE WELDED. THE MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR OVER 1 YR AWAITING REPAIR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE FRAME ON THE 2003 HONDA GOLDWING. DEALER CORRECTED RECALL REPAIRS WHEN THE NECESSARY PARTS WERE RECEIVED.*MR

Mileage: 2,612

CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR RECALL 03V350000 CONCERNING A CRACKED WELD IN THE FRAME OF THE MOTORCYCLE WHICH SUPPORTED THE REAR SUSPENSION. MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT CONSUMER GO TO AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM DISASSEMBLE IT AND THEN TAKE IT TO A CONTRACTED WELDER AND HAVE IT REASSEMBLED. CONSUMER INQUIRED IF NHTSA OR HONDA WOULD BE TESTING THE FRAME OR WOULD IT BE SAFE TO RIDE THE MOTORCYCLE. THE WELDED FRAME COULD BREAK AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IF TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. *AK

CONCERNS REGARDING DEFECTIVE FRAME RECALL ON 2002 AND 2003 GOLDWING GL1800. *MR THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE RECALL WOULD NOT BE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE A CHAMPION TRIKE WAS ADDED TO THE REAR WHICH DID NOT AFFECT THE ALUMINUM FRAME. THEY ALSO REFUSED TO LOOK AT IT. *SCC *JB

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR RECALL 03V350000 CONCERNING FRAME WELDS. DEALER INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WERE NO QUALIFIED MECHANICS IN THAT FACILITY TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR.*AK

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY INDICATING THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE FRAME WELDING. THE CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER INDICATING THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE MOTORCYCLE AND TO DISREGARD THE PREVIOUS LETTER. ANOTHER LETTER WAS SENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER INDICATING TO DISREGARD THE LAST LETTER, THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FRAME WELD AND TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR. THIS IS CAUSING CONFUSION IN REGARDS TO THE REPAIR OF THE MOTORCYCLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

THERE WAS A CRACKED WELD IN THE FRAME OF THE BIKE WHICH SUPPORTED THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE MANUFACTURER. SUGGESTED THAT THE OWNER GO TO AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM TO DISASSEMBLED IT AND THEN TAKE IT TO A CONTRACTED WELDER AND HAVE IT REASSEMBLED. THE OWNER STATED IT COULD TAKE UP TO 60 DAYS AND OWNER DID NOT FEEL SECURE OF THIS TYPE WORK. HE PREFERRED TO HAVE THE FRAME REPLACED OR GIVEN A NEW BIKE AND NOT A WELDING JOB. OWNER STATED T HE WELDED FRAME COULD BRAKE AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY, IF TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAIL. *JB

Mileage: 1,280

HONDA GL 1800 GOLDWING MOTORCYCLE FRAME RECALL: UPON RECEIPT OF RECALL NOTIFICATION, PERSONAL INSPECTION REVEALED SEVERE CRACKS ON BOTH ENDS OF CROSS MEMBER INVOLVED IN RECALL. MOTORCYCLE WAS THEN BROUGHT TO A DEALER TO EVALUATE DEFECT. *LA

VEHICLE HAS A FAULTY WELD. THIS WELD CAN CRACK. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO A TRI-BIKE. HONDA WHICH NOT COMPLY WITH REPAIRING THE FAULTY WELD. *AK

FRAME CRACKED AT THE WELDS ON MY 2003 GL1800 GOLDWING. HONDA DEALER, & REP. ARE TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT THEY'LL DO. VIN.#[XXX]. *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 16,675

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA GOLDWING GL1800 MOTORCYCLE WITH ABS, VIN NUMBER [XXX]. ON 9/6/03 I TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE TO MY DEALER, HINSHAW'S MOTORCYCLE STORE, 1611 WEST VALLEY HWY, AUBURN, WA 98001, FOR SERVICE. ON 9/9/03 I RECEIVED A MESSAGE FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER AT HINSHAW'S. WHEN I RETURNED HIS CALL ON 9/10/03 I WAS TOLD THAT MY MOTORCYCLE WAS AN AFFECTED UNIT IN A RECALL BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR A CRACK IN A CROSS MEMBER OF THE FRAME. I WENT TO THE DEALER ON 9/10/03 AND LOOKED AT THE FRAME AND TOOK SEVERAL PHOTOS OF THE CRACK. I WAS TOLD BY A MEMBER OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT A MEETING WAS HELD WITH A HONDA REPRESENTATIVE CONCERNING MY MOTORCYCLE. I WAS SHOWN THE "REPAIR" THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE FRAME UNDER THE TERMS OF THE RECALL HAD THERE BEEN NO CRACK BUT THAT NO DETERMINATION HAD YET BEEN MADE AS TO WHAT WOULD BE DONE WITH MY MOTORCYCLE. ON 9/13/03 I WAS TOLD THAT THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD BE SHIPPED TO HONDA'S MANUFACTURING PLANT IN MARYSVILLE, OHIO, THE NEXT MORNING. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT AS FAR AS HE KNEW THE FRAME WOULD EITHER BE REPLACED OR PLACED IN A JIG FOR REWELDING. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM A REPRESENTATIVE OF HONDA, AS YET, CONCERNING THIS MATTER NOR HAVE I GIVEN ANY AUTHORIZATION THAT I AM AWARE OF FOR THESE SO-CALLED REPAIRS TO BE MADE. I HAVE DOUBTS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF ANY REPAIRS THAT MAY BE MADE TO THE FRAME OF THIS VEHICLE AND WONDER WHAT OTHER OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THIS MATTER. I'VE HEARD THAT SOME GOLDWING OWNERS RECEIVED NEW REPLACEMENT MOTORCYCLES, OTHERS HAVE HAD JUST THE FRAMES REPLACES, AND STILL OTHERS HAVE HAD NOTHING DONE BY HONDA BECAUSE THEIR VIN NUMBERS WERE OUTSIDE THE RANGE STATED BY THE MANUFACTURER EVEN THOUGH THE SAME SIGNS OF CRACKING/FAILURE IN THE FRAME WERE EVIDENT. MY CONFIDENCE IN THE QUALITY OF THIS VEHICLE, AND IN THE CUSTOMER SERVICE OF THE MANUFACTURER (HONDA) TO THIS POINT, HAS SEVERELY DIMINISHED. I HOPE THAT A SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION CAN AND WILL BE ACHIEVED. *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA)

RECALL 03V350000 HAS NO QUALITY CONTROL OF THE WELDS BEING MADE TO REPAIR THIS LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE DEALERS CAN NOT PRODUCE CERTIFICATION FOR THE WELDERS THEY WILL USE. ALUMINUM IS NOT EASY TO WELD AND YOU MUST KNOW WHAT YOUR DOING. *LA

I OWN A HONDA GL1800 AND I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA AMERICA IN REFERENCE TO POSSIBLE CRACKS IN MY GL1800 FRAME. I CONTACTED MY DEALER (RICK CASE) AND THE SERVICE WRITER INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE GOING TO EMPLOY A CUSTOMERS MACHINE SHOP TO WELD MY FRAME AND THAT THEY WILL NEED MY BIKE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THIS IS NOT SATISFACTORY SOLUTION TO ME BECAUSE I FEEL IF THE WELDS ARE CRACKING IN THE FIRST PLACE THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE METAL OF THE FRAME.I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT NHTSA FINDINGS OR SUGGESTIONS ARE AND WHO WILL CERTIFY THE WELDER OR THE PROCESS TO WHICH THE REPAIRS ARE MADE? DO I HAVE AN OPTION TO REFUSE REPAIR AND EXPECT REPLACEMENT? *LA

FRAME CRACKED ON EITHER SIDE OF LOWER FRAME. DEALER STATED THEY WILL RESTORE THE FRAME. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT A RESTORED FRAME WILL CRACK AGAIN. *AK

Mileage: 8,000

I HAVE A 2003 HONDA GL1800 VIN# [XXX] THE FRAME IS CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE WELD ON THE CENTER SECTION NEXT TO THE CENTER STAND, RIGHT SIDE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 12,492

HONDA MOTOTCYCLE 2003 GL1800 WITH A CRACKED FRAME. VIN NUMBER IDENTIFIED IN A RECENT RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA.

Mileage: 6,700

HONDA GL 1800A MOTORCYCLE, FRAME FAILURE IN TWO LOCATIONS AT WELD JOINT. YIELDING MY MOTORCYCLE IN AN UNSATIFACTORY CONDITION AND UNSAFE TO UTILIZE.*AK

Mileage: 6,352

FRAME CRACKS ON EITHER SIDE OF LOWER FRAME CROSSOVER MEMBER. *NLM

Mileage: 25,000

FRAME CROSSMEMBER AT THE SHOCK/CENTER STAND IS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CORSS MEMBER AT THE LOCATION OF THE WELDS. THESE CRACKS ARE ALMOST ENTIRELY AROUND THE WELDED AREA.*AK

Mileage: 30,064

MY 2003 HONDA GOLDWING (GL1800) HAS DEVELOPED TWO CRACKS ON A FRAME CROSSMEMBER BELOW AND BEHIND THE CENTER STAND. THIS WAS DETERMINED BY THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAVE MY VEHICLE SERVICED. WHEN COMING IN TO VISIT HE INFORMED ME THAT HE NEEDED TO CHECK MY FRAME BY DIRECTION OF THE REGIONAL HONDA MOTORCYCLE REP. UPON INSPECTION TWO CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CROSSMEMBER. DISCUSSIONS WITH THE MECHANIC REVEALED THAT 16 OTHER BIKES IN THE TEXAS AREA ALSO HAVE EITHER ONE OR TWO CRACKS IN THE SAME LOCATION AS MINE. ACCORDING TO WEB SITES OF GL1800 OWNERS TEXAS IS NOT THE ONLY VICINITY TO EXHIBIT THE PROBLEM. ADDITIONALLY, THE CRACKS ARE ON A MOJORITY OF 2003 GL1800 HONDA MOTORCYCLES. WHEN CONTACTED BY HONDA THEY INDICATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ARE REQUESTING THAT I RETURN MY MOTORCYCLE TO THEM FOR STUDY. THEY ARE REPLACING MY VEHICLE WITH A NEW 2003 IN AN EXACT REPLACEMENT WITH ALL OPTIONS INSTALLED ETC. *AK

MOTORCYCLE FRAME BREAKS, ALLOWING REAR SUSPENSION TO DROP TO ROADWAY. *AK

Mileage: 6,000

DISCOVERED A 1/4 CRACK IN THE WELD OF THE RIGHT UPPER CROSS MEMBER LOCATED UNDER THE SEAT. MINE IS JUST ONE OF SEVERAL HONDA GOLDWING FRAMES TO CRACK AND/OR FAIL IN THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. I DO BELIEVE THE CONTINUED STRESS CAUSED BY RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE WILL CAUSE THIS CRACK TO ENLARGE AND THE WELD WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL. I NO LONGER FEEL MY MOTORCYCLE IS SAFE TO RIDE.*AK

ROUTINE INSPECTION REVEALED A CRACK IN A WELD OF THE MAIN CROSSMEMBER ON THE FRAME OF THE MOTORCYCLE. FAILURE OF THIS WELD COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE.*AK

Mileage: 21,345

TRUNK WEAR THAT MAY CREATE A HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS. *AK

Mileage: 2,000