NHTSA campaign 05V537000 · Harley-Davidson campaign 0124
Harley-Davidson Recall 05V-537: FALSE NEUTRAL TRANSMISSION
NHTSA recall 05V537000 (Harley-Davidson campaign 0124) was reported by HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY on November 22, 2005, with 10,498 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Harley-Davidson FXD, Harley-Davidson FXD35, Harley-Davidson Fxdbi and more for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on December 12, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V537000 (also written 05V-537 or 05V537)
- Filed by
- HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY
- Harley-Davidson campaign number
- 0124
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 10,498 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Manual Transmission
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V537000. 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 FXD
- 2006 · Vehicles built June 9, 2005 – October 19, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Harley-Davidson FXD35
- 2006 · Vehicles built June 9, 2005 – October 19, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Harley-Davidson Fxdbi
- 2006 · Vehicles built June 9, 2005 – October 19, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Harley-Davidson Fxdc
- 2006 · Vehicles built June 9, 2005 – October 19, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Harley-Davidson Fxdl
- 2006 · Vehicles built June 9, 2005 – October 19, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Harley-Davidson Fxdwgi
- 2006 · Vehicles built June 9, 2005 – October 19, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V537000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE TRANSMISSION MAY GO INTO A FALSE NEUTRAL POSITION EVEN THOUGH THE NEUTRAL INDICATOR LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED.
Safety consequence
THE MOTORCYCLE COULD DROP INTO GEAR UNEXPECTEDLY AND CREATE THE RISK OF A CRASH AND INJURIES.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SHIFTER CAM (DRUM), THE DETENT ARM, AND THE NEUTRAL SWITCH WITH NEWLY DESIGNED COMPONENTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 12, 2005. OWNER MAY CONTACT RLEY DAVIDSON AT 1-414-343-4056.
Notes
HARLEY-DAVIDSON RECALL NO. 0124.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 05V537000
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.