2001 HONDA GL1800 — Complaint #382373
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NHTSA Complaint about EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:SLIDE-IN CAMPER filed November 18, 2002
NHTSA complaint #382373 (ODI reference 769726) concerns a 2001 HONDA GL1800 and was filed on November 18, 2002. The owner reports the failure occurred on June 1, 2001. The report was geocoded to California based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as equipment:mechanical:slide-in camper, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same HONDA GL1800 cohort independently describe similar equipment:mechanical:slide-in camper failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2001 HONDA GL1800 shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE BIKE OVERHEATS BEYOND RED LINE & LOSS OF COOLANT OCCURES WHEN THE BIKE IS OPERATED B/T 15& 25 MPH FOR A PERIOD OF 5 MIN. OR MORE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR OTHER REASON. THE LOSS OF COOLANT OCCURS AT THE FRONT OF BIKE WHICH MEANS THE WHEEL WILL LIKELY PASS THRU WHICH IS UNSAFE. ALSO IT IS POTENTIALLY DAMAGING TO THE ENGINE. HAVE DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM WITH MY SERVICING DEALER AND THEY STATE THAT HONDA DOESN'T ADMIT THE PROBLEM EXISTS.THE APPARENT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE COOLING FANS ARE DESIGNED TO GO OFF AT 15 MPH REGARDLESS OF ENGINE TEMP. & THE BIKE IS NOT MOVING FAST ENOUGH TO COOL BY NATURAL AIR FLOW. THE PROBLEM IS BIG ENOUGH THAT A CLASS ACTION SUIT IS BEING STARTED. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN BRING FORTH. GORDON DT
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 382373 |
| ODI Number | 769726 |
| Date Filed | November 18, 2002 |
| Failure Date | June 1, 2001 |
| VIN | 1HFSC47091A |
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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