The defect
THE COMPONENTS WITHIN THE RIGHT-HAND SWITCH ASSEMBLY MAY GENERATE HEAT, WHICH IS CONDUCTED BY THE METAL THROTTLE GUIDE TUBES, SUFFICIENT TO MELT THE INTERLINER BETWEEN THE CABLE HOUSING AND THE THROTTLE CABLE, THUS RESTRICTING THE MOVEMENT OF THE THROTTLE CABLE.
The risk
RESTRICTION OF THE THROTTLE CABLE MOVEMENT MAY CAUSE THETHROTTLE TO BIND, WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPAIR THE THROTTLE CABLE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson Flhtc | 1993, 1994 |
| Harley-Davidson Fltc | 1993, 1994 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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 Flhtc | 1993 | 2 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhtc | 1994 | 8 | 2 |
| Harley-Davidson Fltc | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson Fltc | 1994 | 0 | 2 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1993
12 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the vehicle speed control; HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. filed 87 campaigns in all.
| 93V201001 14 Dec 1993 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| 93V201000 3 Dec 1993 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 93V190000 22 Nov 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V164000 1 Oct 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V160000 27 Sept 1993 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 93V162000 27 Sept 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V097000 7 Jun 1993 | SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. |
| 93V095000 27 May 1993 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993