NHTSA Complaint #10432460 — 2012 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLTRU STEERING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10432460
Vehicle	2012 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLTRU
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	September 24, 2011
Date Filed	October 22, 2011
Mileage	620 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AE

Consumer Description

AT APPROXIMATELY 45-35MPH, WHEN DECELERATING, THE FRONT END WOBBLES VIOLENTLY, TO THE POINT WHERE YOU MUST HAVE YOUR HANDS FIRMLY ON THE BARS TO CONTROL IT. FIRST NOTICED WHEN BIKE WAS IN 3RD GEAR, LET OFF THROTTLE WHILE CRUISING TO STOP AND USED BOTH HANDS TO ZIP UP JACKET; NEARLY CRASHED AS IT WOBBLED ME TOWARDS CENTER LANE. WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE NEARLY EVERY TIME UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS; I.E. RUN BIKE TO ABOUT 50MPH, PLACE HANDS JUST ABOUT 1" ABOVE GRIPS AND LET BIKE NATURALLY SLOW DOWN. AT 40-38MPH WOBBLE WILL OCCUR TO POINT WHERE BARS ARE SHAKING SO BAD YOU HAVE TO GRAB THEM. RESEARCHED ISSUE ON VARIOUS HARLEY DAVIDSON FORUMS...IT'S A WELL KNOW AND HIGHLY DISCUSSED ISSUE. VERY DANGEROUS AND CANNOT POSSIBLY BE GOOD FOR HEAD BEARINGS AND/OR OTHER PARTS IF NOT ADDRESSED. *TR

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