NHTSA campaign 09V457000
Harley-Davidson Recall 09V-457: FRONT FUEL TANK MOUNTS/FUEL LEAK
NHTSA recall 09V457000 was reported by HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY on December 1, 2009, with 111,569 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Harley-Davidson Flhp, Harley-Davidson Flhpe, Harley-Davidson Flhr and more for model years 2009–2010. Owners were notified on December 11, 2009, 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 09V457000 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
- 09V457000 (also written 09V-457 or 09V457)
- Filed by
- HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 111,569 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage — Tank Assembly — Mounting
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V457000. 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 Flhp
Harley-Davidson Flhpe
Harley-Davidson Flhr
Harley-Davidson Flhrc
Harley-Davidson Flhr Shrine
Harley-Davidson Flht
Harley-Davidson Flhtc
Harley-Davidson Flhtcu
Harley-Davidson FLHTCU4-CVO
- 2009 · Vehicles built June 6, 2008 – November 19, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Harley-Davidson FLHTCUSE4
- 2009 · Vehicles built June 6, 2008 – November 19, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Harley-Davidson FLHTCUSE5
- 2010 · Vehicles built June 6, 2008 – November 19, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Harley-Davidson Flhtcu Shrine
Harley-Davidson Flhtcutg
Harley-Davidson FLHTCU W/SC
Harley-Davidson Flhtk
- 2010 · Vehicles built June 6, 2008 – November 19, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Harley-Davidson Flhtp
Harley-Davidson Flhx
Harley-Davidson Flhxse
- 2010 · Vehicles built June 6, 2008 – November 19, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Harley-Davidson Flhxxx
- 2010 · Vehicles built June 6, 2008 – November 19, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Harley-Davidson Fltr
- 2009 · Vehicles built June 6, 2008 – November 19, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Harley-Davidson FLTR3-CVO
- 2009 · Vehicles built June 6, 2008 – November 19, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Harley-Davidson FLTRSE3
- 2009 · Vehicles built June 6, 2008 – November 19, 2009 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V457000.
Defect description
HARLEY-DAVIDSON IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 TOURING FAMILY MOTORCYCLES, INCLUDING CVO TOURING AND TRIKE PRODUCTS, MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 6, 2008 THROUGH NOVEMBER 19, 2009. THE FRONT FUEL TANK MOUNTS MAY DISTORT IN REACTION TO SEVERE FRAME DAMAGE FROM A FRONTAL COLLISION. THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE A FUEL LEAK AT THE WELD OF THE FRONT BRACKET TO THE TUNNEL.
Safety consequence
A FUEL LEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE MAY RESULT IN A FIRE, WHICH COULD LEAD TO INJURY OR DEATH TO THE RIDER.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A LEFT AND RIGHT BRACE, WHICH ARE INTENDED TO REDUCE FRONT MOUNT DISTORTION DURING CERTAIN CRASH CONDITIONS. THIS REPAIR WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HARLEY-DAVIDSON AT 1-414-343-4056.
Notes
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 09V457000
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.