The defect
TURN SIGNAL CONTROL MODULES MAY CONTINUE TO FLASH IN THE PRESENCE OF A NON-FUNCTIONING TURN SIGNAL LAMP WHICH IS NONCONFORMANCE TO FMVSS 108.
The risk
DRIVER WOULD NOT BE AWARE THAT TURN SIGNAL LAMP IS NOTFLASHING. OTHER DRIVERS WOULD NOT BE WARNED WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE WAS CHANGINGLANES OR MAKING A TURN, AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE TURN SIGNAL CONTROL MODULE, AS NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson FLT | 1990 |
| Harley-Davidson Harley Davidson | 1991 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
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 FLT | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson Harley Davidson | 1991 | 3 | 2 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1991
7 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the exterior lighting; HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. filed 87 campaigns in all.
| 91V222000 27 Dec 1991 | ROVER GROUP, LIMITED |
| 91V128000 24 Jul 1991 | GRUMMAN OLSON, INC |
| 91V041000 11 Mar 1991 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 91V034000 1 Mar 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V014000 23 Jan 1991 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 91V019000 14 Jan 1991 | ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991