NHTSA Complaint #10702466 — 2013 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLTRU

WHILE RIDING THE REAR WHEEL SUFFERED A FAILURE OF THE INNER SEAL THAT SEALS THE SPOKES AND CAUSED A COMPLETE FLAT ENTERING INTO A CORNER CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL/SLIDING INTO. A. PARKING LOT. INSTICTIVLY I PUT MY LEG DOWN TO TRY TO CATCH MYSELF. CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK TO COME PICK IT UP AND DELIVER TO DEALER. DEALER CHECKED IT AND REPORTED BACK NOTHING WRONG JUST HAD A SEAL GO OUT R&R BY HD DEALER PICKED IT UP FOLLOWING FRIDAY RODE IT HOME NO PROBLEMS 7 MILES NEXT MORNING LEFT FOR A LARGE GROUP RIDE FOR MOTORCYCLE AWARNESS MADE IT 22 MILES WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY CALLED TRUCK AGAIN TOWED TO DEALER. THIS TIME I ASKED TO WITNESS DEMOUNT AND INSPECTION DEALER SAID AGAIN NOTHING WRONG UPON MY INSPECTION SAW THAT RUBBER SEAL WAS TORN LIME IT SPUN IN WHEEL ALONG WITH A MANUFACTURING. DEFAULT IN WELD AND FINISH. THE TIRE HAD DAMAGE TO BEAD AREA THAT RESEMBLED. MOUNTING DAMAGE WITH MOUNTING. DEALER REFUSED TO ADMIT THEY DAMAGED IT BUT THEY WERE ONLY PERSON TO WORK ON IT BOUGHT A FACTORY MAG WHEEL AND DID NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES. UNTIL I WAS TIRED OF SEEING MISMATCHED WHEELS I BOUGHT ANOTHER SET OF TAKE OFF WHEELS THAT MATCHED MY SPOKES INTALLED OTHER SPOKE WHEELS RODE APPOX 100 MILES AND THEN FOR NO REASON REAR TIRE WENT FLAT. CALLED TOW TEUCK AGAIN AT DEALER NOW I HAVE KNOWN PERSONALLY 3 PEOPLE WITH ISSUES WITH THIS SAME WHEEL. SOME ONE IS GOING TO BE HURT. OR KILLED THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUES THAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT. TUBELESS WHEELS HAVE A HUGE MANUFACTURE DEFECT DO SOMETHING PLEASE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES!!!!! *TR