NHTSA Campaign 09V211000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Issued by HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY · Reported Jun 10, 2009 · 11,005 vehicles affected

What's wrong

HARLEY DAVIDSON IS RECALLING 11,005 FLSTSB, FXSTSSE2, AND FXSTSSE3 MY 2008 AND 2009 MOTORCYCLES. THE ACORN STUD AT THE BRAKE REACTION LINK MAY FALL OUT DURING USE.

Consequence

IF THIS OCCURS, THE FRONT BRAKE AND FENDER ASSEMBLY WOULD NO LONGER BE ADEQUATELY RETAINED. THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO A CRASH AND POTENTIAL INJURY TO OR DEATH OF THE RIDER.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING ACORN STUD WITH A NEW ACORN STUD AND RETAINING CLIP. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HARLEY DAVIDSON AT 1-414-343-4056.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTSB 2008 11,005
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTSB 2009 11,005
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXSTSSE2 2008 11,005
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXSTSSE3 2009 11,005

Source: NHTSA Campaign 09V211000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.