Total Complaints
2 filings
HONDA GL1500C VALKYRIE · model year
2 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1999HONDAGL1500C VALKYRIE carries 2 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1999 GL1500C VALKYRIE is engine with 1 filings, followed by fuel/propulsion system (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 77 investigation files overlapping the 1999 GL1500C VALKYRIE, and 9 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
2 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| ENGINE | 1 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 |
WHEN I WENT TO START UP MY BIKE AFTER THE LONG WINTER LAY-OVER GASOLINE POURED OUT OF THE FUEL RAILS THAT FEED THE CARBURETORS. I MADE SOME CALLS TO REPAIR SHOPS AND VISITED SOME FORUMS ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE RUBBER O-RINGS USED. SYNTHETIC RUBBER ( VITON ) SEALS ARE RECOMMENDED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A RECALL MATTER DUE TO THE EXTREME RISK OF FIRE. *TR
Mileage: 8,500
WHEN I WENT TO START UP MY BIKE AFTER THE LONG WINTER LAY-OVER GASOLINE POURED OUT OF THE FUEL RAILS THAT FEED THE CARBURETORS. I MADE SOME CALLS TO REPAIR SHOPS AND VISITED SOME FORUMS ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE RUBBER O-RINGS USED. SYNTHETIC RUBBER ( VITON ) SEALS ARE RECOMMENDED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A RECALL MATTER DUE TO THE EXTREME RISK OF FIRE. *TR
Mileage: 8,500
Inaccurate Rear Passenger Seat Belt Warning Status
Loss of Motive Power
Inadvertent Deployment of Side Air Bags
Engine failure
No Restart After Auto Start/Stop Engages
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.