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2021 Honda GL1800 Electrical system Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
29%of 7 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the electrical system of the 2021 Honda GL1800, 29% of the 7 complaints for this model year. 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 was pulling into a parking spot to turn the bike around and back into the spot. While sitting sideways in a parking spot, I increased the throttle slightly to pull forward. The throttle acted as if it was stuck and the bike lurched forward after I released the throttle. I applied the front brake but the bike continued moving forward pushing the front tire which left a skid mark on the pavement. I continued forward until the bike ran into the driver's door of a parked car. This was the second time the throttle stuck in this manner. …”

NHTSA complaint #11449495, filed 2022-01

“when just starting out using foot brake and handbrake , handbrake came in towards grip real far and throttle cut out but not off for a few seconds. Then abs and traction control lights came on along with mode selector lights until bike was shut down and restarted. Upon restarting all would be ok for a few miles or even the whole day or would just do it all over again. It did this from june until now where it is presently at the honda dealer while honda tries to figure it out. So far they have not.”

NHTSA complaint #11425731, filed 2021-07

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2021229%
2019113%
2018618%
2016120%
2013111%
201226%
201014%
200824%
2007210%
200615%
200516%
2004110%
200311%
200242%
200134%

Other parts of the 2021 Honda GL1800

Vehicle speed control
3 complaints
Brakes
2 complaints
Steering
2 complaints
Engine
1 complaints
Fuel system
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints
Suspension
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2021 Honda GL1800

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology