NHTSA Campaign 02V272000

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

Issued by HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY · Reported Oct 3, 2002 · 782 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE BRAIDED CLUTCH CABLE COULD CONTACT THE REAR BRAKE LINE AND CAUSE THE BRAKE LINE TO ABRADE OVER TIME, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF REAR BRAKE FLUID.

Consequence

THE LOSS OF REAR BRAKE FLUID COULD CAUSE THE LOSS OF REAR BRAKE FUNCTION, POSSIBLY WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAIDED CLUTCH CABLE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 21, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HARLEY-DAVIDSON AT 1-414-342-4680.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLTRSEI 2000 782
HARLEY-DAVIDSON SCREAMIN' EAGLE 2000 782

Source: NHTSA Campaign 02V272000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.