The defect
Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) is recalling certain model year 2012 FXST103, FLSTC, FLSTC103, FLSTF, FLSTF103, FXDL, FXDWG, FXDWG103, FXDC, FXDB, FLSTN, FLSTN103, FLSTC103Shrine, FLSTFB, FLSTFB103, FXS, FXS103, FLS, FLS103, FLD, FLD103, FXDF, and FXDF103 Dyna and Softail motorcycles manufactured August 22, 2011, through February 24, 2012. In the affected motorcycles, the threads for the brake line banjo bolt in the front brake master cylinder may corrode.
The risk
If the threads corrode, a sudden loss of brake fluid could result, causing a loss of the front brakes, and increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and dealers will flush and inspect the front brake master cylinder and, if necessary, replace the master cylinder, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on January 22, 2015. Owners may contact Harley-Davidson customer service at 1-800-258-2464. Harley-Davidson's number for this recall is 0163 and 0164.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson Dyna | 2012 |
| Harley-Davidson Softail | 2012 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
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 Dyna | 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson Softail | 2012 | 3 | 1 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2014
30 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; Harley-Davidson Motor Company filed 42 campaigns in all.
| 14V830000 31 Dec 2014 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| 14V750000 24 Nov 2014 | Harley-Davidson Motor Company |
| 14V741000 19 Nov 2014 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 14V678000 28 Oct 2014 | Hino Motors Sales U.S.A., Inc. |
| 14V627000 7 Oct 2014 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 14V560000 12 Sept 2014 | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| 14V522000 2 Sept 2014 | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| 14V482000 6 Aug 2014 | Ford Motor Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014