NHTSA Complaint #10359435 — 2008 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXD

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON NIGHT RIDER SPECIAL MOTORCYCLE (NA). WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE TANK WAS FULL. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED SINCE APRIL 2008. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN A FEW WEEKS LATER. THE CONTACT HAD TO SET THE TRIP ODOMETER AFTER HE FUELED TO MONITOR THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.