Vehicle speed control
- Component
- Vehicle speed control
- Manufacturer
- HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO.
- Vehicles affected
- 4,038
- Reported to NHTSA
- 1993-12-13
- Owners notified
- 1994-01-07
Defect description
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.