NHTSA Complaint #10579679 — 2013 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXSB
WHEELS issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10579679 |
| Vehicle | 2013 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXSB |
| Component | WHEELS |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 10,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
TIRES ON MY 2013 BREAKOUT ARE SHOWING SERIOUS SIGNS OF FRACTURING ACROSS THE WIDTH OF THE TIRE. THIS HAS OCCURED ON BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK TIRES THAT COME STANDARD ON THE VEHICLE. THE CRACKS ON THE FRONT TIRE FIRST APPEARED SOMETIME BETWEEN THE 5K CHECKUP AND 7K. IT WAS NOT CLEAR IF THIS WAS A PEEL OR CRACK AND DID NOT APPEAR TO GET DEEPER. AFTER THE 10 CHECK I NOTICED THE CRACK LOOKED DEEPER AND INSPECTED AND FOUND THAT TO BE TRUE. THE BIKE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT WAS NORMAL AND TO CHANGE THE TIRES, HE HAD ALREADY RECOMMEDED THE BACK. TODAY I WAS INSPECTING THE TIRES AND NOTICED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE ACROSS THE LENGTH OF THE REAR TIRE. I INSPECT TIRES ALMOST DAILY AND THIS IS THE FIRST I HAVE SEEN OF THIS CRACK. BOTH TIRES ARE ABOVE THE 2 MARK ON THE DEPTH AND WARE MARKES ARE NOT SHOWING. *JS