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Honda GL1500 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 46 owner complaints across 13 model years of the Honda GL1500 (1988–2002). The most-complained-about year is 2001.

2
safety recalls, all years
46
owner complaints, all years
1988
year with most recalls
2001
year with most complaints

Pick your Honda GL1500 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2002 Honda GL150002
2001 Honda GL150009
2000 Honda GL150004
1999 Honda GL150006
1998 Honda GL150002
1997 Honda GL150014
1996 Honda GL150008
1995 Honda GL150003
1994 Honda GL150004
1992 Honda GL150001
1990 Honda GL150010
1989 Honda GL150012
1988 Honda GL150011

What Honda GL1500 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 46 complaints with NHTSA. The 2001 model year has the most, with 9.

All Honda GL1500 recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Honda GL1500, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Turn signal (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 96V213000 Reported 3,540 vehicles potentially affected AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.

    The metal stay or rubber support for the rear turn signal can fall causing the rear turn signal light to be out-of-position.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the metal stay and rubber supports of the rear turn signal.

    Model years: 1997

  2. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (fuel system)

    NHTSA 95V128000 Reported 54,388 vehicles potentially affected AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.

    The sensor's plastic case material can leak allowing the sensor to shut off the engine unexpectedly during abrupt turns or when riding over bumpy surfaces.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the bank angle sensor.

    Model years: 1988, 1989, 1990

Other Honda models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.