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Summary
Honda (American Honda Motor, Inc.) is recalling certain 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, or “Zone A.”
Additionally, unless included in “Zone A” above, Honda is recalling certain 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, or “Zone B.”
Motorcycles not originally sold or ever registered in either Zones A or B are not subject to this safety recall.
These motorcycles are equipped with an air bag inflator assembled as part of the air bag module, used as original equipment or replacement equipment.
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the air bag, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
CONSEQUENCE:
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the rider resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy:
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inflator, free of charge.
Remedy parts are expected to be available in late Summer/Fall 2016.
Interim notices will be mailed to owners beginning June 27, 2016.
Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.
Honda’s numbers for this recall is KA4, KA5, KA6, and KA7.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
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