The risk
The affected motorcycles contain a battery caddy bolt, which may loosen under normal riding conditions. Should this occur, the bolt can back out which allows the battery to shift position and then hold the battery in a position which may allow the battery terminals to contact the metal battery caddy cover and abrade through the positive terminal protective boot. If this occurs, the battery can short against the cover, causing sparks and possibly a fire, which could cause an accident leading to injury or death.
Product: Category: Motor vehiclesProduct: Harley-Davidson motorcycles – Battery Caddy BoltBrand: HARLEY-DAVIDSONType/number of model: Model FD2 DYNA, 2006 model year - motorcycles built from 17 June 2005 to 6 February 2006
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Measures taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other Category of measure(s): Voluntary corrective actions taken by the importer Date of entry into force: Unknown
Other fire alerts in 2006
8 of the 111 motor vehicle alerts published in 2006 concerned the same risk.
| 0748/06 24 Nov 2006 | Jeep |
| 0681/06 27 Oct 2006 | Suzuki Intercooler outlet pipe in Suzuki Grand Vitara Turbodiesel 1.9 |
| 0636/06 6 Oct 2006 | Ford |
| 0616/06 29 Sept 2006 | Ford |
| 0464/06 4 Aug 2006 | Mercedes-Benz MERCEDES BENZ |
| 0284/06 26 May 2006 | Opel Opel Vectra and Signum |
| 0708/05 6 Jan 2006 | AN 650 AK5 |
Who notified alerts in 2006
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Greece | 41 |
| Germany | 30 |
| Spain | 15 |
| Ireland | 7 |
| Portugal | 5 |
| United Kingdom | 4 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2006
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45 EU Safety Gate alerts for Harley-Davidson since 2006; the most were issued in 2015 (6).
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