NHTSA Campaign 15V217000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NHTSA campaign 15V217000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting. The repair is free.
Harley-Davidson Motor Company filed the report for 15V217000 with NHTSA on April 13, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V217000, NHTSA lists up to 8,904 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 12, 2014 and March 9, 2015.
The 15V217000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V217000 were scheduled from April 29, 2015, 16 days after the report.
15V217000 covers 2 models from Harley-Davidson, model years 2015.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V217000 ranks 26 of 39 Harley-Davidson Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 15V217000, Harley-Davidson Motor Company has 3 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 15V217000 was 14V725000, reported on November 12, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) is recalling certain model year 2015 XG500 motorcycles manufactured January 28, 2014, to March 9, 2015, and 2015 XG750 motorcycles manufactured May 12, 2014, to March 9, 2015. The affected motorcycles may have been manufactured without a rear reflector assembly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- The risk
- If the motorcycle is missing the rear reflector it can reduce the vehicle's visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and dealers will install a rear reflector assembly, free of charge. The recall began on April 29, 2015. Owners may contact Harley-Davidson customer service at 1-800-258-2464. Harley-Davidson's number for this recall is 0620.
Reported April 13, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V217000 (2)
Harley-Davidson (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V217000, 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: April 13, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted