NHTSA Complaint #11206622 — 2002 HONDA GL1800A

THIS CONCERNS AN ONGOING SAFETY RECALL FOR REAR BRAKE LOCKUP ON GL1800 GOLDWING. I OWN A 2002 MODEL. THREE TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH, MY REAR BRAKE HAS LOCKED UP, ONE TIME CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL AND DROP THE BIKE, BEING SLIGHTLY INJURED, WITH A SCRAPE TO THE RIGHT ARM. HONDA HAS THUS FAR NOT REIMBURSED ME FOR REPAIRS THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE AN UNENDING SAFETY RECALL. DEALER SAID I HAD TO PAY, SINCE HONDA HAS ALLEGEDLY DONE THE RECALL, CLAIMING FLUID CONTAMINATION, EVEN THOUGH THEIR OWN DEALER HAS FLUSHED AND BLED THE SYSTEM TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH. TWICE, THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE RIDING IN FORWARD MOTION, ONCE REAR BRAKE LOCKED UP AFTER PARKING BIKE IN DEALER'S LOT, SO THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT WARNING. THE NHTSA IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE WATCHDOG OVER THESE ISSUES, AND IS AWARE OF THIS RECALL, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GET THIS RESOLVED? HOW MANY 1800 GOLDWING OWNERS WILL BE INJURED, POSSIBLY KILLED BEFORE THIS IS FIXED. HONDA HAS KNOWN THIS FOR AT LEAST 8 YEARS, AND THERE IS BIKES WITH RE-OCCURRING PROBLEMS, EVEN AFTER RECALL IS PREFORMED, APPARENTLY, THEIR "FIX" IS NOT WORKING. HELP!