3 recalls covering model years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. To check whether your vehicle is affected, look up your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — a recall may apply only to some vehicles of a given year.
Certain 2018 to 2021 Honda GL1800 Goldwing motorcycles have a bolt that secures the primary drive gear to the crankshaft. Over time, this bolt can break. If it breaks, the engine may stall while you are riding, and the rear wheel can lock up. An engine stall and a locked rear wheel happening together is a significant mechanical problem while the motorcycle is in motion.
Certain Honda GL1800 Gold Wing, CBR600RR, and CBR1000RR motorcycles have a fuel pump impeller that may have been molded incorrectly. This can cause the impeller to deform, leading to fuel pump failure. If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while the motorcycle is being ridden.
Honda is recalling certain GL1800 Gold Wing motorcycles with manual transmissions because of a software error affecting engine ignition timing in the engine control unit, or ECU. This timing error may reduce how well the engine performs. As a result of the reduced performance, the engine can stall while the motorcycle is being ridden. The problem lies in the software that manages ignition timing for the engine on these manual-transmission Gold Wing motorcycles.
Recalls and NHTSA owner complaints for each model year, side by side. Complaints are unverified owner reports, and better-selling or older years naturally collect more — read this as a record, not a ranking.
| Model year | Recalls | High / critical | Do-not-drive / park-outside | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls covering the 2018–2024 Honda GL1800. 3 of them are rated high or critical on this site. The most recent is "Honda GL1800 Goldwing Primary Drive Gear Bolt May Break" (NHTSA campaign 24V820000), reported Oct 31, 2024.
The 2020 Honda GL1800 has the most, with 3 recalls. The 2023 model year has the fewest of the years we cover, with 1. Newer model years have had less time to collect recalls, so a low count on a recent year is not a guarantee.
No. None of the 3 Honda GL1800 recalls on file carries a do-not-drive or park-outside advisory from NHTSA.
Enter your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. A recall often applies to only some vehicles of a model year, and the VIN lookup shows the ones still unrepaired on your car. Recall repairs are free at any franchised Honda dealer, including for second owners.
Recalls and complaint record for one model year at a time: