Honda Airbag Recall Expands To Include Certain 2006-2010 GL1800 (Gold Wing) Models

Honda’s Takata airbag recall has been expanded to include certain airbag-equipped Gold Wing models. From Honda Powersports’ website:

AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. (HONDA) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2010 HONDA GL1800/GOLDWING MOTORCYCLES. ACCORDING TO THE EQUIPMENT DEFECT NOTIFICATIONS (16E-042 AND 16E-043) FILED BY TAKATA, THE PROPELLANT WAFERS IN SOME OF THE SUBJECT INFLATORS MAY DEGRADE OVER TIME, WHICH COULD LEAD TO OVER-AGGRESSIVE COMBUSTION IN THE EVENT THE AIRBAG IS ACTIVATED. OVERLY AGGRESSIVE COMBUSTION CREATES EXCESSIVE INTERNAL PRESSURE WHEN THE INFLATOR IS ACTIVATED, WHICH MAY CAUSE THE INFLATOR BODY TO RUPTURE.

IN THE EVENT OF AN INFLATOR RUPTURE, METAL FRAGMENTS COULD PASS THROUGH THE AIRBAG CUSHION MATERIAL POSSIBLY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITY TO THE RIDER OR PASSENGER.

THE REMEDY PARTS NEEDED TO CONDUCT AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALLS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE IN LATE SUMMER/FALL OF 2016. HONDA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS IN AN INITIAL LETTER WITH A SECOND LETTER BEING MAILED WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MOTORCYCLE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-866-784-1870. HONDA’S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS KA8.

Approximately 2,701 units could be affected by this recall. The specific models affected are:

Zone A: Model year 2006-2010 Honda GL1800 (Gold Wing) motorcycles manufactured February 8, 2006, to May 14, 2009 originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan) and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Zone B: Model year 2006-2008 Honda GL1800 (Gold Wing) motorcycles manufactured May 10, 2007, to May 14, 2009 originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

Motorcycles not originally sold or ever registered in either Zones A or B are not subject to this safety recall.

Owners of potentially affected models will receive letters notifying them of the recall. For more information, or to check your VIN for recall information, visit powersports.honda.com.

Information can also be found on the NHTSA website. Click here for a download of the recall in PDF form.

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