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NHTSA Campaign 11V506000

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

NHTSA campaign 11V506000 covers 38 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: brake lights: switch. The repair is free.

HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 11V506000 with NHTSA on October 19, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 11V506000, NHTSA lists up to 250,757 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 6, 2008 and September 16, 2011.

The 11V506000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 11V506000 were scheduled from October 31, 2011, 12 days after the report.

11V506000 covers 20 models from Harley-Davidson, model years 2010–2012.

Owners of the model years 11V506000 covers have filed at least 5 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 11V506000 vehicles, the 2011 Harley-Davidson FLHX has the most (2).

By potentially affected vehicles, 11V506000 ranks 1 of 5 HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.

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What this recall covers

The defect
HARLEY-DAVIDSON IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2012 TOURING, CVO TOURING AND TRIKE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 6, 2008, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 16, 2011. SEE THE ABOVE LIST FOR THE MODELS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH MAY BE EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.
The risk
THE EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY CAUSE THE SWITCH TO NOT ACTIVATE THE BRAKE LAMP OR ACTIVATE THE BRAKE LAMP WHEN NO BRAKE IS APPLIED AND/OR CAUSE A BRAKE FLUID LEAK AT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, AFFECTING REAR BRAKE PERFORMANCE. EITHER CONDITION MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The fix
HARLEY-DAVIDSON WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL A INSTALL A REAR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH KIT, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING OCTOBER 31, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HARLEY-DAVIDSON AT 1-414-343-4056.
Notes
HARLEY-DAVIDSON SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS 0145.

Reported October 19, 2011

Vehicles covered by 11V506000 (38)

Harley-Davidson (38)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V506000, 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: October 19, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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