Motorcycle Recall - Honda Recall
By Walter F. Kern
NHTSA Campaign ID:
16V347000
Component:
Air Bags
Manufacturer:
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Recall Date: 05/24/2016
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Potential Number of Units Affected: 2,701
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Defect Summary:
Honda (American Honda Motor, Inc.) is recalling certain model year 2006-2010 Honda GL1800 (Gold Wing) motorcycles
manufactured February 8, 2006, to May 14, 2009 originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida,
Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana
Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Honda is recalling
certain model year 2006-2008 Honda GL 1800 (Gold Wing) motorcycles manufactured May 10, 2007, to May 14, 2009 originally
sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland,
Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia,
and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Motorcycles not originally sold or ever registered in either Zones A or B are not subject
to this safety recall. These motorcycles are equipped with an air bag inflator assembled as part of the air bag module, used as
original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the air bag, these inflators
may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Consequence Summary:
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the rider resulting in serious injury or death.
Corrective Summary:
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag module containing the inflator, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-866-784-1870. Honda's number for this recall is KA8.
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