NHTSA Complaint #10722525 — 2012 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLTRX

SERVICE BRAKES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10722525
Vehicle 2012 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLTRX
Component SERVICE BRAKES
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 245 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State CA

Consumer Description

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY 101 SOUTH BETWEEN METCALF & BAILEY HERE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA YESTERDAY AFTERNOON (5/30) ON MY HARLEY DAVIDSON ROAD GLIDE 2015 THAT HAS LESS THAN 300 MILES. I WAS IN THE 2ND LANE TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH AND MY BIKE STARTED TO RIDE VERY ROUGH, I WAS LOSING SPEED VERY FAST. I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE 3RD LANE BEFORE THE BIKE COMPLETELY SHUTTING DOWN I DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT TO THE SLOW LANE. THANK GOD ALL THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE PAYING ATTENTION & THERE WERE NO BIG RIGS BECAUSE THE BIKE CAME TO A STOP WITHIN SECONDS AND IT WOULD NOT START, THE FRONT BRAKE WAS COMPLETELY SEIZED, PUSHING THE BIKE OFF THE HIGHWAY WAS IMPOSSIBLE UNTIL THE FRONT BRAKE RELEASED. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT BRAKE LINE ON THE 2014 HARLEY DAVIDSON TOURING BIKES BUT NOT ON THE 2015. THERE ARE NO OPEN OR CLOSED RECALLS & NO PRODUCT PROGRAMS FOR MY BIKE AS OF TODAY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO SLEEP WELL & CAN'T GET MY MIND OFF OF THIS INCIDENT.

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