NHTSA Complaint #10915567 — 2010 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHRC

REAR BRAKE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO ABS MODULE FAILURE. HARLEY STATES THAT NOT REPLACING THE BRAKE FLUID EVERY TWO YEARS IS THE ROOT CAUSE, THE FLUID ON MY CYCLE HAS BEEN CHANGED OUT IN ROUGHLY THAT INTERVAL IN MY GARAGE. IF FAILURE IS DUE TO HYGROSCOPIC FLUID THEN A SIMPLE 2YEAR INTERVAL MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO CAPTURE INSTANCES WHERE THE FLUID COMES INTO MORE WATER THAN NORMAL - FOR INSTANCE I COMMUTE IN THE RAIN AND LIVE IN A HUMID ENVIRONMENT. CHIEF CONCERN IS THAT THE BRAKE MODULE FAILS IN STATE WHERE THE BRAKES DON'T FUNCTION VERSUS ONLY THE ABS NOT FUNCTIONING AS WOULD BE TYPICAL FAILURE MODE, NO NOTICE WAS PROVIDED THAT HIGH MOISTURE CLIMATE CAN LEAD TO UNEXPECTED BRAKE FAILURE. FAILURE OCCURRED DURING DAILY COMMUTE IN HOUSTON, TX. FRONT BRAKES CONTINUED FUNCTIONING NORMALLY WHILE THE REAR BRAKE WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL.