NHTSA campaign 09V109000 · Manufacturer campaign 0838
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY Recall 09V-109: FRONT BRAKE LINE CONTACT WITH TIRE
NHTSA recall 09V109000 (Manufacturer campaign 0838) was reported by HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY on April 2, 2009, with 3,316 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buell 1125R, Buell XB12R and Buell XB12SCG for model years 2008–2009. Owners were notified on April 15, 2009, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 09V109000 (also written 09V-109 or 09V109)
- Filed by
- HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 0838
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 3,316 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V109000. 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.
Buell
Buell 1125R
- 2008 · Vehicles built October 30, 2007 – July 17, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Buell XB12R
- 2009 · Vehicles built July 2, 2008 – February 12, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Buell XB12SCG
- 2009 · Vehicles built July 1, 2008 – February 10, 2009 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V109000.
Defect description
BUELL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY IS RECALLING 3,316 MY 2008 1125R, MY 2009 XB12R AND XB12SCG MOTORCYCLES. THE SUBJECT MOTORCYCLES HAVE A FRONT BRAKE LINE WHICH MAY CONTACT THE FRONT TIRE. THE CONDITION COULD CAUSE A HOLE TO DEVELOP IN THE FRONT BRAKE LINE, ALLOWING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION MIGHT CAUSE AN INEFFECTIVE FRONT BRAKE, LEADING TO A POSSIBLE CRASH AND POTENTIAL INJURY OR DEATH OF THE RIDER.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL RE-ROUTE THE FRONT BRAKE LINE. IF DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE LINE HAS OCCURRED, THE BRAKE LINE WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE APRIL 20, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUELL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY AT 1-414-343-8400.
Notes
BUELL RECALL NO. 0838. OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V109000
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.