NHTSA campaign 05V428000 · Harley-Davidson campaign 0123

Harley-Davidson Recall 05V-428: FRONT BRAKE LINE

NHTSA recall 05V428000 (Harley-Davidson campaign 0123) was reported by HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY on September 22, 2005, with 288 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Harley-Davidson FLHTCSE2 and Harley-Davidson Flhtcuse for model years 2005–2006. Owners were notified on October 10, 2005, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
05V428000 (also written 05V-428 or 05V428)
Filed by
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY
Harley-Davidson campaign number
0123
Report received
Potentially affected
288 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V428000. 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.

Harley-Davidson

  • Harley-Davidson FLHTCSE2

    • 2005 · Vehicles built June 1, 2005 – July 8, 2005 (per NHTSA)
  • Harley-Davidson Flhtcuse

    • 2006 · Vehicles built June 1, 2005 – July 8, 2005 (per NHTSA)
All Harley-Davidson recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V428000.

Defect description

CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES MAY HAVE FRONT BRAKE LINES WHICH COULD LEAK DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

Safety consequence

SHOULD THIS COMPONENT FAIL WHEN IN USE ON THE MOTORCYCLE, ALL FUNCTIONALITY OF THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD BE LOST WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FRONT BRAKE LINE AND REPLACE IF THE BRAZE IS NOT VISIBLE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 10, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HARLEY-DAVIDSON AT 1-414-343-4056.

Notes

HARLEY-DAVIDSON RECALL NO. 0123.CUSTOMERS CAN 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 05V428000

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.