NHTSA Campaign 05V537000

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

Issued by HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY · Reported Nov 22, 2005 · 10,498 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE TRANSMISSION MAY GO INTO A FALSE NEUTRAL POSITION EVEN THOUGH THE NEUTRAL INDICATOR LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED.

Consequence

THE MOTORCYCLE COULD DROP INTO GEAR UNEXPECTEDLY AND CREATE THE RISK OF A CRASH AND INJURIES.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SHIFTER CAM (DRUM), THE DETENT ARM, AND THE NEUTRAL SWITCH WITH NEWLY DESIGNED COMPONENTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 12, 2005. OWNER MAY CONTACT RLEY DAVIDSON AT 1-414-343-4056.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXD 2006 10,498
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXD35 2006 10,498
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXDBI 2006 10,498
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXDC 2006 10,498
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXDL 2006 10,498
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXDWGI 2006 10,498

Source: NHTSA Campaign 05V537000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.