NHTSA Complaint #10593383 — 2009 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLTRSE3
SERVICE BRAKES issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10593383 |
| Vehicle | 2009 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLTRSE3 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 32,524 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | TX |
Consumer Description
PARKED THE MOTORCYCLE IN THE EVENING. NEXT MORNING WHEN GETTING READY TO GO, DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS. LUCKILY, THE SPEED AT THE TIME WAS ZERO MPH. NO BRAKE FAILURE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS PRESENT. DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO THE ABS SYSTEM. THE ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE MOTORCYCLE HAS NO REAR BRAKE. ONLY THE DEALERSHIP CAN WORK ON HARLEY ABS SYSTEMS. THIS FAILURE COULD BE CATASTROPHIC. ABS SYSTEMS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DESIGNED TO "FAIL SAFE". THIS ONE HAS FAILED RENDERING THE MOTORCYCLE WITH NO REAR BRAKE. SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I'VE DISCOVERED SEVERAL INSTANCES OF EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE, SOME WITH REAR BRAKE FAILURE AND SOME WITH FRONT BRAKE FAILURE. IN EACH CASE I FOUND, THE PEDAL (OR LEVER) WOULD NOT ACTUATE THE BRAKES. *TR
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