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Exterior lightingPart report

1996 Honda GL1500 Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
13%of 8 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 1996 Honda GL1500, 13% of the 8 complaints for this model year.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The turn signals on all Honda goldwings motorcycle are designed to cancel after 7 seconds or after 110 yards of travel. This means at highway speeds, the consumer had to turn on the signals many times before turning. The consumer feels this is very distracting and dangerous. The consumer indicated that the signals do not cancel if speed is below 15 MPH.”

NHTSA complaint #10112911, filed 2005-04

Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
1996113%

Other parts of the 1996 Honda GL1500

Brakes
2 complaints
Suspension
2 complaints
Electrical system
1 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints
Steering
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1996 Honda GL1500

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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