NHTSA Complaint #10876703 — 2005 HARLEY-DAVIDSON XL883C

I CHANGED THE OIL, WHEN FINISHED I COULD NOT GET THE OIL CAP TO LOCK AND SEAL. I TOOK IT TO A HARLEY DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE SERVICE ADVISOR TRY TO GET IT TO LOCK DOWN AND HE COULD NOT. THAT IS WHEN I NOTICED THE OIL THAT HAD DRIPPED ALL OVER MY BIKE. I ORDERED A NEW CAP. I THEN TOOK IT TO A BIKE GARAGE (INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED), THEY TOLD ME THAT SOME YEARS OF HARLEYS HAD SWITCHED TO A PLASTIC OIL CAP AND THOSE TEND TO EXPAND/CONTRACT AND THE SEALS STRETCH OUT AND DO NOT SEAL PROPERLY. THEY SINCE HAVE CHANGED FROM PLASTIC TO SOMETHING ELSE. THEY URGED ME TO CHECK IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY BIKE AND TO DEFINITELY GET A NEW CAP. I CAN NOT DRIVE MY BIKE UNTIL A NEW CAP IS PROPERLY INSTALLED. MY BIKE LEAKS OIL OUT OF THE TOP OF THE OIL TANK IF I DO DRIVE IT, THAT DRIPS ON THE DRIVE BELT (AKA "CHAIN"), THE WHEEL, THE BRAKE(?) , MY SADDLE BAG AND FOOT PEG. OIL ON ANY PART OF A BIKE (OTHER THAN WHERE IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE) IS DANGEROUS AND COULD POSE A HAZARD FOR DRIVERS/RIDERS. MY FOOT COULD SLIP OFF THE PEG, TIRES AND/OR BRAKES MAY NOT GRAB PROPERLY WHEN STOPPING. I AM WONDERING HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCE THIS UNFORTUNATE SITUATION? COULD YOU PLEASE CHECK INTO IT?