NHTSA campaign 05V199000
American Ironhorse Recall 05V-199: SUSPENSION/SHOCK ABSORBER
NHTSA recall 05V199000 was reported by AMERICAN IRONHORSE MOTORCYCLE COMPANY on May 5, 2005, with 199 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the American Ironhorse Legend, American Ironhorse Slammer and American Ironhorse Texas Chopper for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on May 18, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 05V199000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V199000 (also written 05V-199 or 05V199)
- Filed by
- AMERICAN IRONHORSE MOTORCYCLE COMPANY
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 199 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Rear — Shock Absorber
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V199000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
American Ironhorse
American Ironhorse Legend
- 2005 · Vehicles built January 17, 2005 – April 8, 2005 (per NHTSA)
American Ironhorse Slammer
- 2005 · Vehicles built January 17, 2005 – April 8, 2005 (per NHTSA)
American Ironhorse Texas Chopper
- 2005 · Vehicles built January 17, 2005 – April 8, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V199000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES EQUIPPED WITH SHOCK ABSORBERS MANUFACTURED BY PROGRESSIVE SUSPENSION, INC. THE SHOCK ABSORBERS HAVE A SPRING PLATE ASSEMBLY THAT WAS INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN RESULTING IN THE SHOCK ABSORBER FAILING TO HOLD THE WEIGHT OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND IN SOME INSTANCES COULD SUDDENLY DECOMPRESS WHILE THE MOTORCYCLE IS IN OPERATION.
Safety consequence
SHOCK ABSORBER FAILURE WILL CAUSE THE MOTORCYCLE TO LEAN GREATLY TO THE SIDE OF THE DEFECTIVE SHOCK ABSORBER INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH, SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT ALL SHOCK ABSORBERS AND REPLACE ALL DEFECTIVE SHOCK ABSORBERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 18, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AMERICAN IRONHORSE AT 1-888-618-4766.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V199000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.