VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FL TOURING MOTORCYCLES. A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER THROUGH THE IGNITION SWITCH CAN OCCUR DUE TO EXCESSIVE CURRENT AND OTHER FACTORS.
Safety risk
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO FAIL TO START, OPERATE ERRATICALLY, OR STALL.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH/CIRCUIT BREAKER AND INSTALL A RELAY KIT.
THE COMPONENTS WITHIN THE RIGHT-HAND SWITCH ASSEMBLY MAY GENERATE HEAT, WHICH IS CONDUCTED BY THE METAL THROTTLE GUIDE TUBES, SUFFICIENT TO MELT THE INTERLINER BETWEEN THE CABLE HOUSING AND THE THROTTLE CABLE, THUS RESTRICTING THE MOVEMENT OF THE THROTTLE CABLE.
Safety risk
RESTRICTION OF THE THROTTLE CABLE MOVEMENT MAY CAUSE THETHROTTLE TO BIND, WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
REPAIR THE THROTTLE CABLE.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
Component
Complaints
Median mileage
Electrical system: ignition: switch
8
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The 1993 model has 4 times as many complaints as this one. The 1995 model has about 1.5 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
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.