NHTSA Complaint #10608186 — 2012 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTN

ABOUT 10:30 PM WHILE EN ROUTE TO WORK I WAS RIDING ON THE FREEWAY AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT AND I NOTED FLASHING LIGHTS APPEARING ON THE SPEEDOMETER- THE LOW FUEL LAMP AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM LAMP. I PULLED OVER THE EMERGENCY LANE RIGHT AWAY TO MAKE ANY ASSESSMENT. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE FREEWAY TO SECURE A SAFER ENVIRONMENT FOR ME. THE FLASHING LOW FUEL LAMP AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM LAMP PERSISTED. I CALLED FOR MY TOWING SERVICE THE FOLLOWING MORNING BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE THE MOTORCYCLE HOME. ON 7/1/2014 I CALLED FOR MY TOWING SERVICE TO TRANSPORT MY BIKE TO AN HD DEALERSHIP TO REQUEST A DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE. MY MOTORCYCLE IS IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS OF TODAY, 7/3/2014. I LOOKED AT MY MOTORCYCLE THIS MORNING AND SPOKE TO THE TECHNICIAN DOING THE SERVICE. I WAS SHOWN A PART THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART MAY BE THE CAUSE. THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE WIRING. I AM NOT A MECHANIC OR A MOTORCYCLE TECHNICIAN BUT I NOTED WHAT MAY BE A FACTORY RELATED DEFECT. THIS DEFECT IS SERIOUS IN THAT IT AFFECTED MY SAFETY. I READ THE FOLLOWING AND IT DOES APPLY: "..UNITED STATES CODE... (TITLE 49, CHAPTER 301) DEFINES MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ... SAFETY AS THE PERFORMANCE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE OR MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT....ACCIDENTS OCCURRING BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OR PERFORMANCE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND AGAINST ... RISK OF DEATH OR INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT, AND INCLUDES NONOPERATIONAL SAFETY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE. A DEFECT INCLUDES ANY DEFECT IN PERFORMANCE, CONSTRUCTION, A COMPONENT, OR MATERIAL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE OR MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT. GENERALLY, A SAFETY DEFECT IS DEFINED AS A PROBLEM THAT EXISTS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE OR ITEM OF MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT THAT: POSES AN RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY, AND MAY EXIST IN A GROUP OF VEHICLES OF THE SAME DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE, OR ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT OF THE SAME TYPE AND MANUFACTURE." *TR