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NHTSA Campaign 15V427000

EQUIPMENT

NHTSA campaign 15V427000 covers 22 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment. The repair is free.

Harley-Davidson Motor Company filed the report for 15V427000 with NHTSA on July 6, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 15V427000, NHTSA lists up to 185,272 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 21, 2014 and May 26, 2015.

The 15V427000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 15V427000 were scheduled from July 30, 2015, 24 days after the report.

15V427000 covers 15 models from Harley-Davidson, model years 2014–2015.

Owners of the model years 15V427000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the equipment, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 15V427000 vehicles, the 2014 Harley-Davidson Flhxs has the most (2).

By potentially affected vehicles, 15V427000 ranks 2 of 39 Harley-Davidson Motor Company recalls on this site.

Besides 15V427000, Harley-Davidson Motor Company has 1 other recall on the equipment on this site.

What this recall covers

The defect
Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Road King (FLHR), Street Glide (FLHX), Street Glide Special (FLHXS), Electra Glide Ultra Classic (FLHTCU), Ultra Limited (FLHTK), Police Road King (FLHP), Police Electra Glide (FLHTP), CVO Ultra Limited (FLHTKSE), 2014 CVO Road King (FLHRSE), and 2015 Electra Glide Ultra Classic Low (FLHTCUL), Ultra Limited Low (FLHTKL), Road Glide (FLTRX), Road Glide Special (FLTRXS), CVO Street Glide (FLHXSE), and CVO Road Glide Ultra (FLTRUSE) motorcycles. The affected motorcycles have saddlebag mounting receptacles that may not adequately secure the saddlebags to the motorcycle.
The risk
If a saddlebag is not adequately secured, it may separate from the motorcycle while riding, creating a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected saddlebag mounting receptacles with updated receptacles, free of charge. The recall began on July 30, 2015. Owners may contact Harley-Davidson customer service at 1-800-258-2464. Harley-Davidson's number for this recall is 0166.

Reported July 6, 2015

Vehicles covered by 15V427000 (22)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V427000, 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: July 6, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted