NHTSA Complaint #11092660 — 2009 HARLEY-DAVIDSON VRSCF

MY ABS BRAKES QUIT WORKING. I COULD SKID THE TIRES. ALSO, FRONT BRAKE LEVER INTERMITANTLY FREEZES. CONCURRENTLY, I RECEIVED NHTSA SAFETY RECALL 18V-076 FOR BRAKE SYSTEM FLUSHING. 4-13-2018, I TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE TO SOUTHEAST HARLEY-DAVIDSON FOR H-D RECALL NO. 0171. AFTER THE H-D FLUSH, I WAS TOLD ABS BRAKING STILL NOT WORKING AND A PAID DIAGNOSTICS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. HARLEY-DAVIDSON CLAIMS THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN FLUSHED AND FLUID CHANGED EVERY TWO YEARS! WHAT OTHER VEHICLES BRAKE SYSTEM REQUIRES THAT MUCH ATTENTION? SHOULD H-D BE RESPONSIBLE TO DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM FURTHER AT THEIR EXPENSE? 5-9-2018, THE BRAKES ARE STILL INTERMITTENT AND DISFUNCTIONAL. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE!