NHTSA Complaint #10432529 — 2009 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHRC

I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS BIKE USED, I BOUGHT IT FROM A NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE COMPANY WHO DEALS IN RENTAL BIKES. I WAS UNAWARE THIS BIKE YEAR (2009) HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BY WIRE SYSTEM, AS OF TODAY'S DATE I'VE HAVE HAD THREE INSTANCES WHERE THE BIKE HAS WENT INTO BREAK DOWN MODE BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY SYSTEM. THE PRIOR TWO INCIDENTS WERE DIAGNOSED AND APPARENTLY FIXED BY MY LOCAL BIKE SHOP, BUT THE SAME PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING. DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT, MYSELF AND PASSENGER WERE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 95 IN SOUTH FLORIDA AT NIGHT, THE BIKE WENT INTO BREAK DOWN MODE AS I WAS SWITCHING GEARS AND I WAS ALMOST HIT TWICE BY TRAFFIC TRYING TO MAKE IT SAFELY TO THE SHOULDER WHERE I HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE IN AN AREA THAT WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND HAD NO BREAKDOWN LANE/ SHOULDER, ONCE AGAIN, I NARROWLY ESCAPED BEING RUN OVER WHEN MY BIKE WENT INTO BREAKDOWN MODE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE SHOP. THE THIRD INCIDENT; WHICH HAPPENED LAST WEEK OCCURRED AS I WAS COMING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ONTO A1A IN POMPANO BEACH, FL. I ENTERED THE ROADWAY AND BEGAN TO GEAR-UP WHEN THE BIKE WENT INTO BREAKDOWN MODE.THE DRIVER BEHIND ME, APPEARED TO BE IN A HURRY TO MAKE THE BRIDGE BEFORE IT OPENED FOR BOAT TRAFFIC FAILED TO NOTICE MY SPEED AND FORCED ME OFF THE ROAD BEFORE I COULD MAKE IT OVER SAFELY, GOOD THING THERE WAS A LAWN WITH LOTS OF SPACE FOR MY FORCED EXIT. HARLEY, PLEASE ENGINEER A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM A.S.A.P AND ISSUE A RECALL !!!!!!! *TR