NHTSA Complaint #739840 — 1999 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXD

THIS IS A PREVENTIVE REPORT !!! I AM REPORTING THIS FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHER HARLEY OWNERS OF THIS YEAR ENGINE. I WISH TO HAVE HARLEY RECALL THE BIKES RATHER THEN ISSUE A 5 YR / 50,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE BEARING. IT DID NOT HAPPEN TO MY BIKE YET. BUT REPORTS IN MAGAZINE AND ON THE WEB INDICATE THAT CAM BEARING FAILURES ON CERTAIN 1999-2000 HARELY ENGINES ARE OCCURING. THE WEB INTEFACE HERE WOULD NOT LET ME FILE UNLESS I PUT NUMBERS IN. SO, I PUT IN NUMBERS IN IN ORDER TO GET A MESSAGE TO YOU. AGAIN IT DID NOT FAIL ON MY PARTICULAR ENGINE. I SPEAK FOR I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT NUMBERS OF BIKES THAT HAVE FAILED ACCORDING TO MAGAZINE ARTICLES AND THE WEB, AND EVEN HARLEY HAS FINALLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY BUT I FEEL THAT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. I DO NOT INTEND TO FILE THIS AS A FALSE CLAIM ON MY BIKE. BUT IT'S A CONCERN FOR ME AND IN THE PRESS, AND HARLEY HAS RECOGNIZED A PROBLEM. IS THERE A WAY TO HAVE THEM RECALL THE BIKES? RATHER THEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE MILEAGE I STATED IS THE CORRECT MILEAGE; 9,200. AND FAILURE SHOULD BE 0 SO ONCE AGAIN THERE WAS NO FAILURE, BUT I WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION AND POSSIBLY A RECALL. THE $1,000 DOLLAR DAMAGE IS A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE IN THE EVENT OF ACTUAL FAILURE. I HOPE THIS SAVE SOME PEOPLE SOME TROUBLE, AND GETS HARLEY TO ISSUE A RECALL INSTEAD OF WARRANTY EXTENSION. WE OWNERS PAID TOO MUCH FOR OUR BIKES AND DON'T NEED FAILURES THAT COULD BE PREVENTED RATHER THEN, "WHAT IF" OR " IT MIGHT FAIL." I SEE IT AS A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS INFORMATION.*AK