2008 Honda GL1800 Tires Problems
- Complaints
- 7about this part
- Share
- 15%of 47 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 21,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the tires of the 2008 Honda GL1800, 15% of the 47 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 21,500 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“I own a 2008 Honda GL1800 and I was on a ride on sunday about 100 miles from home when I noticed the back end of the bike felt rubbery as if I had a tire going flat, I glanced at my tps and noted the tire pressure was 38 PSI. I pulled to the side of the road and discovered two rips in the back tire tread. The dunlop e3 is about 10 months old and about 10k miles on it. Looks like the cords broke and the rubber is ripping from the inside. Lucky I was at low speed when I felt this condition and stopped my ride. …”
NHTSA complaint #10459891, filed 2012-05, 42,000 miles“I purchased a metzler me880 marathon gl front tire in april of 2011. After riding 5000+ miles in two months I noticed cracking on both sides of the tire. The tire was replaced on warranty in july of 2011. The second metzler me880 marathon gl front tire, made in germany, DOT eb ok h799 (0911), 130/70 r 18 m7c 63h, which was installed in mid july of 2011 started the same cracking after riding 5000+ miles. In one month. The tire sidewalls are cracking on both sides. It is now august 28th 2011; one and a half months. …”
NHTSA complaint #10422320, filed 2011-08, 61,263 miles“Tread splice failure on a dunlop elite 3 motorcycle tire. Defect in tire was noticed before an accident or damage occurred, and was removed from service. Since there's no way to enter this information properly on this poorly designed website, the size of the tire is 180/60r-16.”
NHTSA complaint #10616477, filed 2014-07, 36,000 miles“While riding a new 2008 Honda goldwing motorcycle in the rain at 30 MPH in a straight line , not accelerating the dunlop 250 rear tire slid out from under me causing me to crash.. …”
NHTSA complaint #10303640, filed 2010-02“The contact owns a 2008 Honda goldwing motorcycle. When driving between 30 MPH and the handle bars began to shake. He was also told by the dealer that it was normal and that the tires might be the cause of the failure. The first dealer also told him that they had two other owners that week with the same problem. None of the tire information was available. The current mileage was 800 and the failure mileage was 1.”
NHTSA complaint #10232195, filed 2008-06, 1 milesTires: other model years
Other parts of the 2008 Honda GL1800
11 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
9 complaintsSteering
8 complaintsSuspension
6 complaintsExterior lighting
4 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Honda GL1800
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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