NHTSA Complaint #10411690 — 2011 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLTRU

I WAS ON A ROAD TRIP TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON 5/4//2011 & HAD STOP FOR FUEL & WAS LOOKING OVER MY 2011 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLTRX MOTORCYCLE & NOTIFIED WHAT TO BE A SMALL CRACK IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRES. I WAS ABOUT 50 MILES FROM THE CLOSEST HD DEALERSHIP. I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY HAD NO TIRES IN STOCK & WOULD BE AT LEAST 1 WEEK. THEY CALLED AHEAD TO THE NEXT CLOSEST DEALERSHIP. THEY NOTED THAT THE TIRE WAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES ON THE SIDEWALLS. I WAS ABLE TO GET A BETTER LOOK AT THAT TIME. I TRAVEL TO THE NEXT DEALERSHIP & THEY INSPECTED THE TIRE & REPLACED IT TO ME AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE TIRE WAS DEFECTED. THE BIKE WAS BOUGHT NEW IN OCT 2010 & HAD APX. 3,800 MILES WHEN I SPOTTED THE CRACKS. & 3919 WHEN IT WAS REPLACED. I KEPT THE PROPER AIR IN TIRES. THE TIRE SIZE IS D408F 130/70B18 BW I DIDN'T SEE 130 IN TIRE SIZE & ALSO MY BIKE MODEL SO I USED ON SIMILAR MINE IS FLTRX THANKS YOU *TR