1997 Honda GL1500

Routine

Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Tires1
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
000
Interior Lighting1
000
Electrical System › Starter Assembly1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal96V213000
Filed Oct 28, 19963,540 vehiclesAmerican Honda Motor Co.

Defect. THE METAL STAY OR RUBBER SUPPORT FOR THE REAR TURN SIGNAL CAN FALL CAUSING THE REAR TURN SIGNAL LIGHT TO BE OUT-OF-POSITION.

Risk. VEHICLES FOLLOWING MAY NOT NOTICE THE TURN SIGNAL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE METAL STAY AND RUBBER SUPPORTS OF THE REAR TURN SIGNAL.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Electrical System › Starter Assembly
Filed Sep 2, 2004OK

WHILE DRIVING THE MOTORCYCLE A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. THE STARTER AND ENGINE STAYED ON AT THE SAME TIME. ENGINE FAILED TO SHUT DOWN. THIS CAUSED THE MOTORCYCLE TO JERK FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK

Tires
Filed Jun 11, 1999TX

TIRE DELAMINATED DURING NORMAL WEAR AND USE, REFUSED BY DEALER TO ADMIT DEFECT. SAID DUNLOP WOULD NOT WARRANTY TIRE, NO REPLACEMENT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16X180 )

Interior Lighting
Filed Jan 30, 1998VA

GLARE FROM SUNLIGHT DURING DAWN/DUSK MAKES READING INSTRUMENTS IMPOSSIBLE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Jul 18, 1997PA

RIGHT FOOT BRAKE IS SOME WHAT ACKWARD POSITION. YOU MUST ROTATE YOUR FOR YOUR ANKLE TO ITS FULLEST DOWNWARD POSITION IN ORDER TO GET PROPER BRAKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2001
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20022000Routine
20019000Routine
20004000Routine
19996000Routine
19982000Routine
1997 — this page4100Routine
19968000Routine
19953000Routine
19944000Routine
19921000Routine
19900100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Oct 28, 1996. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.