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2012 Honda GL1800 Recalls, Complaints & Specs

4 safety recalls list the 2012 Honda GL1800, and owners have filed 31 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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4 safety recalls for the 2012 Honda GL1800

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

  1. Inflator module (air bags)

    NHTSA 18V045000 Reported 960 vehicles potentially affected Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

    Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2010 and 2012-2016 Honda GL1800 Gold Wing motorcycles. These motorcycles have air bag inflators assembled as part of the air bag module that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to higher absolute humidity, temperature and temperature…

    Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag module, free of charge. The recall began February 9, 2018. Owners may contact Honda Motorcycle Customer Support at 1-866-784-1870. Honda's number for this…

  2. Inflator module (air bags)

    NHTSA 17V031000 Reported 882 vehicles potentially affected Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

    Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2006-2009 and 2012 Honda GL1800 (Goldwing) motorcycles 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…

    Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag module, free of charge. The recall began February 2017. Owners may contact Honda Motorcycle Customer Support at 1-866-784-1870. Honda's number for this…

  3. Master cylinder (service brakes)

    NHTSA 15V700000 Reported 145,219 vehicles potentially affected Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

    American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2001-2010 and 2012-2015 GL1800, 2001-2005 GL1800A and 2013-2015 GL1800B motorcycles. The rear brakes of the affected motorcycles may drag after the brakes are released.

    Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the secondary brake master cylinder and the rear brake master cylinder, and flush the brake fluid, free of charge. The recall began on December 7, 2015. Owners may…

  4. Master cylinder (service brakes)

    NHTSA 11V567000 Reported 126,000 vehicles potentially affected HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)

    Honda is recalling certain model year 2001-2010, and model year 2012 gl1800 goldwing motorcycles. Under certain conditions, there is a possibility that the combined braking system's secondary master cylinder may cause the rear brake to drag.

    Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the secondary master cylinder and if necessary, replace it, free of charge. The safety recall began on january 6, 2012. Owners may contact honda customer service at…

31 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2012 Honda GL1800 have filed 31 complaints with NHTSA. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 4,118 miles. Complaints peaked in 2013 with 13 filed that year.

Most-reported components

What owners are reporting

“I am having slow speed hesitation with the throttle while riding on the road. When i roll the throttle on the bike sometimes hesitates, does nothing so when i try more fuel the throttle control finall”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, September 1, 2016 · Fuel/propulsion system

“My goldwing has the hesitation problem like so many others. I have almost dropped the bike a couple of times because of the stumble. It will hesitate and then the engine will suddenly get fuel again a”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, March 3, 2016 · Engine

Compare Honda GL1800 model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Honda GL1800 model year in NHTSA's database.

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2001 Honda GL1800584
2002 Honda GL18006182
2003 Honda GL18006101
2004 Honda GL1800410
2005 Honda GL1800218
2006 Honda GL1800522
2007 Honda GL1800420
2008 Honda GL1800447
2009 Honda GL180052
2010 Honda GL1800424
2012 Honda GL1800431
2013 Honda GL180029
2014 Honda GL180027
2015 Honda GL180028
2016 Honda GL180015
2018 Honda GL1800234
2019 Honda GL180028
2020 Honda GL180031
2021 Honda GL180037
2022 Honda GL180021
2023 Honda GL180012
2024 Honda GL180013

Checking a specific 2012 Honda GL1800

How do I know if my 2012 Honda GL1800 has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 4 campaigns currently list the 2012 Honda GL1800; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.

Is the recall repair free?

Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Honda dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 11V567000).

What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?

A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.

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.