NHTSA Campaign 14V794000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
NHTSA campaign 14V794000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder. The repair is free.
Harley-Davidson Motor Company filed the report for 14V794000 with NHTSA on December 16, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V794000, NHTSA lists up to 19,015 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 22, 2011 and February 24, 2012.
The 14V794000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V794000 were scheduled from January 22, 2015, 37 days after the report.
14V794000 covers 2 models from Harley-Davidson, model years 2012.
Owners of the model years 14V794000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V794000 vehicles, the 2012 Harley-Davidson Softail has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V794000 ranks 16 of 39 Harley-Davidson Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 14V794000, Harley-Davidson Motor Company has 8 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 14V794000 was 14V750000, reported on November 24, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) is recalling certain model year 2012 FXST103, FLSTC, FLSTC103, FLSTF, FLSTF103, FXDL, FXDWG, FXDWG103, FXDC, FXDB, FLSTN, FLSTN103, FLSTC103Shrine, FLSTFB, FLSTFB103, FXS, FXS103, FLS, FLS103, FLD, FLD103, FXDF, and FXDF103 Dyna and Softail motorcycles manufactured August 22, 2011, through February 24, 2012. In the affected motorcycles, the threads for the brake line banjo bolt in the front brake master cylinder may corrode.
- The risk
- If the threads corrode, a sudden loss of brake fluid could result, causing a loss of the front brakes, and increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and dealers will flush and inspect the front brake master cylinder and, if necessary, replace the master cylinder, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on January 22, 2015. Owners may contact Harley-Davidson customer service at 1-800-258-2464. Harley-Davidson's number for this recall is 0163 and 0164.
Reported December 16, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V794000 (2)
Harley-Davidson (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V794000, 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 16, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted