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NHTSA Campaign 09V457000

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING

NHTSA campaign 09V457000 covers 14 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: mounting. The repair is free.

HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 09V457000 with NHTSA on December 1, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 09V457000, NHTSA lists up to 111,569 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 6, 2008 and November 19, 2009.

Owner notification letters for 09V457000 were scheduled from December 11, 2009, 10 days after the report.

09V457000 covers 14 models from Harley-Davidson, model years 2010.

Owners of the model years 09V457000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 09V457000 vehicles, the 2010 Harley-Davidson Flhtcuse5 has the most (1).

By potentially affected vehicles, 09V457000 ranks 2 of 5 HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.

What this recall covers

The defect
HARLEY-DAVIDSON IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 TOURING FAMILY MOTORCYCLES, INCLUDING CVO TOURING AND TRIKE PRODUCTS, MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 6, 2008 THROUGH NOVEMBER 19, 2009. THE FRONT FUEL TANK MOUNTS MAY DISTORT IN REACTION TO SEVERE FRAME DAMAGE FROM A FRONTAL COLLISION. THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE A FUEL LEAK AT THE WELD OF THE FRONT BRACKET TO THE TUNNEL.
The risk
A FUEL LEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE MAY RESULT IN A FIRE, WHICH COULD LEAD TO INJURY OR DEATH TO THE RIDER.
The fix
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A LEFT AND RIGHT BRACE, WHICH ARE INTENDED TO REDUCE FRONT MOUNT DISTORTION DURING CERTAIN CRASH CONDITIONS. THIS REPAIR WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HARLEY-DAVIDSON AT 1-414-343-4056.

Reported December 1, 2009

Vehicles covered by 09V457000 (14)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V457000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.

Newest record on this page: December 1, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted