NHTSA Complaint #10787200 — 2007 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTC

I HAVE NOTICED THAT BRAKE FLUID WEEPS OUT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER DUE TO A FAULTY RUBBER CAP GASKET... WHEN I CONTACTED THE LOCAL HARLEY DEALER IN METAIRIE LOUISIANA, I WAS IN FORMED THAT HARLEY DAVIDSON HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME... THEY HAVE KNOWN SO LONG THAT THEY HAVE FORMULATED DIFFERENT GASKET MATERIALS 3 (THREE) TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED MY MOTORCYCLE IN 2007.. THEY ALSO HAVE REPLACED BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR MASTER CYLINDERS DURING THE MOTORCYCLES 1000 MILE CHECKUP.... HOWEVER THE FLUID CONTINUES TO LEAK OUT... IT IS TO THE POINT THAT I NO LONGER CAN RIDE THE MOTORCYCLE DUE TO THE FACT I NO LONGER HAVE ANY REAR BRAKES AT ALL... I AGAIN INQUIRED FROM THE DEALER FOR A REMEDY AND WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH MASTER THE FRONT AND THE REAR MASTER CYLINDERS... I FEEL THAT SINCE HARLEY DAVIDSON HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE ORDERED A RECALL TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.... SINCE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE 2007... APPARENTLY THE FLUID WEEPS OUT ANYTIME YOU ACTIVATE THE BRAKES...