In reference to the document filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the recall includes a total of 250,757 models built from June 6, 2008 through Sept. 16, 2011. The company says it knows of one alleged crash attributed to the defect.
The company says the excessive heat may cause the switch to fail to activate the brake light during braking, or to activate it when the brake has not been applied. The problem could also result in a brake fluid leak at the switch that could keep the rear brake from working properly. Any of these problems could cause a crash.
A motorcycle’s rear brake is usually operated by a foot pedal while a hand lever controls the front brake, and riders are supposed to apply them together. Though the front brake does most of the work to slow the bike, losing the rear brake’s effect is a serious problem.
You can also login to Harley-Davidson online and it will also show you the Recalls .
Harley-Davidson safety recall number is 0145. Customers may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (1-800-424-9153), or visit safercar.gov.
The following models are recalled:
- H-D / FLHP 2009-2012
- H-D / FLHPE 2009-2011
- H-D / FLHR 2009-2012
- H-D / FLHRC 2009-2012
- H-D / FLHT 2009-2010
- H-D / FLHTC 2009-2012
- H-D / FLHTCU 2009-2012
- H-D / FLHTCUSE4 2009
- H-D / FLHTCUSE5 2010
- H-D / FLHTCUSE6 2011
- H-D / FLHTCUSE7 2012
- H-D / FLHTCUTG 2009-2012
- H-D / FLHTK 2010-2012
- H-D / FLHTP 2009-2012
- H-D / FLHX 2009-2012
- H-D / FLHXSE 2010
- H-D / FLHXSE2 2011
- H-D / FLHXSE3 2012
- H-D / FLHXXX 2011
- H-D / FLTR 2009
- H-D / FLTRSE3 2009
- H-D / FLTRU 2010-2012
- H-D / FLTRUSE 2011
- H-D / FLTRX 2010-2012
- H-D / FLTRXSE 2012