NHTSA Complaint #10596958 — 2014 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTK

HARLEY DAVIDSON HAD A VOLUNTARY RECALL ON CLUTCH FAILURES IN 2013 AND SUPPOSEDLY THEY RESOLVED THIS ISSUE. I BOUGHT MY BIKE BRAND NEW AN AT 1200 MILES THE CLUTCH FAILED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE BIKE. LUCKILY I WAS PULLING IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE DEALER FIXED THE CLUTCH THE NEXT DAY. 600 MILES LATER ON JUNE 7 I WAS ON MY WAY HOME ON A RAINY AND WET ROAD AND THE CLUTCH FAILED AGAIN AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. LUCK AGAIN WAS ON MY SIDE AS NO TRAFFIC SO I JUST KEPT GOING AS I KNEW ONCE PAST THIS INTERSECTION I WAS ON BACKROADS REST OF THE WAY HOME. IF IT WERE NOT FOR ME BEING A SKILLED RIDER I WOULD HAD TO LAY THIS BIKE DOWN IN ORDER TO STOP ON A WET ROAD. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP REPORTED TO ME WITH MY BIKE THEY NOW HAVE 4 BIKES IN THE SHOP WITH SAME CLUTCH FAILURES. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED IF THIS IS NOT FIXED.... YOU CAN NOT MERELY STOP A BIKE EASILY WHILE ROLLING BY HITTING THE KILL SWITCH AND IF THERE IS A PASSENGER ABOARD THIS THEN HAS THE BIKE TOP HEAVY AND MOST PEOPLE CAN NOT HOLD A BIKE THAT WEIGHS OVER 900 LBS AND THE PASSENGER UP BY ABRUPTLY KILLING THE ENGINE TO STOP. *TR