Recall campaign · NHTSA 89V184000

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1989-11-02.

Recall campaignNHTSA 89V184000

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Component: Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Manufacturer: HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO.
Vehicles affected: 12,422
Reported to NHTSA: 1989-11-02
Owners notified: 1989-10-24

Defect description

A FATIGUE CRACK IN THE REAR BRAKE LINE ASSEMBLY COULD DEVELOP.

Safety risk

THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND LOSS OF REARBRAKE OPERATION WHICH WOULD REDUCE STOPPING ABILITY AND INCREASE POTENTIAL FORAN ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

INSTALL REPLACEMENT REAR BRAKE LINE COMPONENTS.

Notes

SYSTEM: REAR BRAKE LINE.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLE.

Scope of coverage

6 model years across 3 models.

Model	Years on record
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXST	1990 1989
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXSTC	1990 1989
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXSTS	1990 1989

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.