The defect
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE TRANSMISSION MAY GO INTO A FALSE NEUTRAL POSITION EVEN THOUGH THE NEUTRAL INDICATOR LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED.
The risk
THE MOTORCYCLE COULD DROP INTO GEAR UNEXPECTEDLY AND CREATE THE RISK OF A CRASH AND INJURIES.
The 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson FXD | 2006 |
| Harley-Davidson FXD35 | 2006 |
| Harley-Davidson Fxdbi | 2006 |
| Harley-Davidson Fxdc | 2006 |
| Harley-Davidson Fxdl | 2006 |
| Harley-Davidson Fxdwgi | 2006 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson FXD | 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson FXD35 | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson Fxdbi | 2006 | 13 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson Fxdc | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson Fxdl | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson Fxdwgi | 2006 | 14 | 2 |
Other power train recalls in 2005
29 of the 562 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2005 concerned the power train; HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY filed 53 campaigns in all.
| 05V571000 29 Dec 2005 | GROUP LOTUS PLC |
| 05V568000 19 Dec 2005 | MONACO COACH CORPORATION |
| 05V551000 6 Dec 2005 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
| 05V548000 1 Dec 2005 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 05V519000 9 Nov 2005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 05V513000 7 Nov 2005 | ASTON MARTIN |
| 05V504000 1 Nov 2005 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 05V503000 1 Nov 2005 | JAGUAR CARS LTD |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2005