Recall campaign · NHTSA 79V167000

Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages

HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1979-07-09.

Recall campaignNHTSA 79V167000

Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages

Component: Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages
Manufacturer: HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO.
Vehicles affected: 27,546
Reported to NHTSA: 1979-07-09
Owners notified: 1979-09-07

Defect description

BECAUSE THE REAR BRAKE PEDAL IS MADE OF ALUMINUM CASTINGS IT COULD BREAK AT THE PEDAL ARM OR CLAMPING HOLE.

Manufacturer remedy

THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE PEDAL WITHOUT CHARGE.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES.SYSTEM: SERVICE BRAKES; BRAKE PEDAL.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: SHOULD BRAKE PEDAL FAIL, LOSS OF REAR BRAKE CONTROL ANDA VEHICLE ACCIDENT COULD RESULT, ESPECIALLY IF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSEDEXTREMELY HARD.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 1 models.

Model	Years on record
HARLEY-DAVIDSON 1000	1979 1978

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.