2002 Honda GL1500: complaints, problems and recalls
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
2 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
Not available median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2002 model year. Data updated: . 0 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.
Most common problems
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 2 complaints (50.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Engine operation | 1 | 50.0% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System | 1 |
| Tires | 1 |
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System: 1; Tires: 1
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 0 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 0 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 0 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 0 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 0 |
| 150,000 and above | 0 |
Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
No usable failure mileage is recorded. 2 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 |
2002: 2
Pattern summary
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System leads the component reports. Engine operation appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Examples from the source records
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 768672 · 2002-10-21 (October 21, 2002)
COOLING SYSTEM DESIGN LET ENGINE OVERHEAT AT LOW SPEED. DT
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 768672 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 769279 · 2002-11-04 (November 4, 2002)
FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED CUPPING AND WOBBLE WITH IN 2845 MILES TIRE NOISE FROM CUPPING. DT
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 769279 at NHTSA ↗
Recall history
0 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.
No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.
Vehicle analysis explorer
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
2 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
| Component | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
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| Tires | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 250.0%ODI 11105066 · 90,762 miFAILURE OF METZELER MOTORCYCLE TIRE SIZE 160 80-16B 75H TREAD CAME APART ON TIRE WHILE DRIVING MOUNTAIN ROADS. DOT XE 44 E2234113 | 133.3%ODI 101753791995 GOLDWING REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS THE CONSUMER STARTED TO FISHTAIL AND CONSEQUENTLY STRUCK THE GUARDRAIL.*JB | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 125.0%ODI 707455TIRE DELAMINATED DURING NORMAL WEAR AND USE, REFUSED BY DEALER TO ADMIT DEFECT. SAID DUNLOP WOULD NOT WARRANTY TIRE, NO REPLACEMENT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16X180 ) | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 116.7%ODI 10471879 · 96,940 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA GOLDWING MOTORCYCLE. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH KENDA KRUZ K673 TIRES (N/A), TIRE SIZE 160/80/16 (N/A). THE DOT NUMBER WAS K3BP2311. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD THUMPING NOISE AND MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR TIRE EXHIBITED TREAD SEPARATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A TREAD SEPARATION ON THE FRONT TIRE WITH THE DOT NUMBER OF K3U24010. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT O… | 125.0%ODI 10061120PROBLEM WITH A CAR VIBRATION ONCE AND MECHANIC WHO WORKED ON IT SAID THERE'S NO PROBLEM. (NAR) *LA *CB | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 150.0%ODI 769279FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED CUPPING AND WOBBLE WITH IN 2845 MILES TIRE NOISE FROM CUPPING. DT |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 333.3%ODI 753417DURING CONTINUED LOW SPEED OPERATION SUCH AS STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THIS MOTORCYCLE, ALONG WITH OTHERS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAS AN EXTREME TENDENCY TO SERIOUSLY OVERHEAT. THE MANUFACTURER CONTENDS THAT THE MACHINE WAS DESIGNED FOR OPERATION OTHER THAN STOP AND GO WHICH, OF COURSEE, IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS OFFERED NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK | 150.0% |
| Power Train | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 444.4%ODI 751469SPEEDOMETER BEING 6.1% FAST MEANS THE DRIVER HAS TO COMPUTE HIS/HER ACTUAL SPEED, WHEN RIDING TWO LANE ROADS AND YOU ARE DOING THE SPEED LIMIT CARS ARE PASSING YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE ACTUALLY BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT. THIS CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. AT AN INDICATED 65 THE ACTUAL SPEED IS 60/61, THE FASTER YOU GO THE LARGER THE DIFFERANCE. IN THIS AGE OF ELECTRONICS THERE IS NO REASON THE SPEEDOMETER SHOULD BE 6.1% FAST AND THE DRIVER HAS TO ACTUALLY COMPUTE HIS/HER ACTUAL SPEED. DRIVERS HAVE ENOUGH TO DO TO STAY SAFE. THIS IS A PROBLEM ON ALL GL18… | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System:Radiator Assembly | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 125.0%ODI 8023359CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE RADIATOR WOULD OVER HEAT CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS | 111.1%ODI 7534401. DEALER LISTED IS NOT THE SELLING DEALER 2. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM EXISTS. 3. THIS IS SAFETY RELATED IN THAT IT OCCURS AT SLOW SPEEDS TYPICALLY IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC CAUSED BY ROAD CONSTRUCTION, ACCIDENTS AND HIGH VOLUME. IN CASES WHERE THERE IS NO PLACE TO GET OUT OF THE TRAFFIC OR STOP THIS COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. THIS COULD BE CAUSED BY ESCAPING STEAM FROM THE RADIATORS JUST IN FRONT OF THE RIDERS LEGS. OR IT COULD BE THE RESULT OF A FALL CAUSED BY ENGINE SEIZURE LOCKING UP THE DRIVE TRAIN CAUSING T… | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 112.5%ODI 541468BALANCE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED WHILE ON THE ROAD, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. CLIENT WAS THROWN OFF MOTORCYCLE AND LANDED ON HIS BACK, PUNCTURING A LUNG. | 125.0%ODI 10090338WHILE DRIVING THE MOTORCYCLE A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. THE STARTER AND ENGINE STAYED ON AT THE SAME TIME. ENGINE FAILED TO SHUT DOWN. THIS CAUSED THE MOTORCYCLE TO JERK FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Power Train:Driveline:Driveshaft | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 133.3% | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 116.7%ODI 862582DRIVE BOOT COVERS THE DRIVESHAFT TO PREVENT DIRT & GRIME TO ENTER. HOWEVER, IT DEVELOPED A HOLE, AND IS ALLOWING DIRT TO GET TO UNIVERSAL JOINT. DRIVESHAFT SHAFT WOULD LOCK UP. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 112.5%ODI 10121782 · 55,000 miSELF APPLYING REAR BRAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MUST STOMP BRAKE PEDAL TO RELEASE. UNPREDICTABLE OCCURANCE. | 125.0%ODI 814362RIGHT FOOT BRAKE IS SOME WHAT ACKWARD POSITION. YOU MUST ROTATE YOUR FOR YOUR ANKLE TO ITS FULLEST DOWNWARD POSITION IN ORDER TO GET PROPER BRAKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 133.3%ODI 812980THERE IS VIBRATION AND A LOT OF SHAKING BACK AND FORTH IN THE HANDLE BARS DURING LOWER SPEEDS(10-30MPH). TO STOP VIBRATION WOULD EITHER SPEED UP OR BRING TO A COMPLETE STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK | 112.5%ODI 827663WHILE DRIVING THE MOTORCYCLE AT 40 MPH, THE STEERING HEAD BEARING LOOSENED UP,CAUSED A VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE FRONT WHEEL. WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF MOTORCYCLE. HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. *AK *SLC | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
| Component | Mileage range (25th–75th percentile) | Median | Usable records | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No usable records for this analysis. | ||||
Complaint and recall timeline
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
| Month | Complaints | Campaigns announced | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2024-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-09 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-10 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-09 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-10 (partial) | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2001: 9 complaints · 2002: 2 complaints
| Model year | Through age 0 | Through age 1 | Through age 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Date coverage across each selected cohort
| Year | Incident dates used | Filing date fallbacks | Excluded dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
| Component | Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System | Tires |
|---|---|---|
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System | — | 0 |
| Tires | 0 | — |
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
0 patterns with matching reports.
No narratives match the published patterns.