2001 Honda Gl1500 Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2001 Honda Gl1500. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“1. Dealer listed is not the selling dealer 2. Manufacturer refuses to acknowledge problem exists. 3. This is safety related in that it occurs at slow speeds typically in congested traffic caused by road construction, accidents and high volume. In cases where there is no place to get out of the…”
“Motorcycle overheats between 10 - 20 mph.”
“Radiator fans blow forward into the direction of travel causing the engine to overheat at speeds below 15 mph at which time they turn off and allow natural airflow through. While driving at low speeds, 10 to 15 mph, in a city neighborhood the engine repeatedly overheated with the gauge in the red…”
“Speedometer is 8% fast and odometer is 6% fast ,the speedometer being 8% fast causes a safety problem when driving on turnpikes and interstates ( this is a touring motorcycle). When reported to honda I was told that honda was within the legal limits and had no intention of correcting this problem.…”
“Motorcycle consistently overheats and leaves me stranded on the side of the road. Honda says that there is no problem with their otorcycles doing this.*ak”
“Speedometer being 6.1% fast means the driver has to compute his/her actual speed, when riding two lane roads and you are doing the speed limit cars are passing you because you are actually below the speed limit. This can cause a serious accident. At an indicated 65 the actual speed is 60/61, the…”
“Speedometer being 6% to 7% fast means that the driver has to compute his/her actual speed, when riding on a two lane roads and you are traveling at the speed limit according to the speedometer cars are passing you because you are well below the speed limit. This can cause a serious accident. At an…”
“Speedometer is 6%to 7% fast this means that the driver has to compute his/her actual speed, when riding on a two lane road and you are traveling at the speed limit according to the speedometer cars are riding your on your back fender or trying to pass because you are traveling well below the speed…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2001 Honda Gl1500 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.