NHTSA Complaint #746161 — 1999 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHR

REAR CAM BEARING FAILED CREATING LOD GRINDING NOISE. SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND GAVE TO DEALER.CAM BEARING REPLACED WITH SAME TYPE OF ROLLER BEARING NOT UPDATED VERSION .NOW AT 14500 MILES ENGINE IS BEGINING TO MAKE SAME NOISE AGAIN.NOTIFIED HARLEY DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT A EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MOTOR HAS BEEN ISSUED .BUT THE BEARING WILL ONLY BE REPLACED WITH THE UPDATED NEEDLE BEARING AFTER TOTAL FAILURE OF THE OLD STYLE BEARING. HARLEY HAS ISSUED A SERVICE KIT #24984-99 TOREPLACE THE DEFECTIVE BEARINGS. BUT THEY ONLY WILL DO THIS AFTER THE MOTOR HAS LITERALLY BLOWN UP. PART OF THE SERVICE KIT IS TO FLUSH ALL METAL OUT OF THE MOTOR AFTER THE OLD STYLE BEARING HAS FAILED.WHAT HARLEY-DAVIDSON NEEDS TO DO IS REPLACE ALL THE DEFECTIVE BEARINGS THAT THEY KNOW ARE OUT IN THE FIELD!