Harley-Davidson Electrical System: 12V/24V/48V Battery

Harley-Davidson is recalling about 19,921 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. If this occurs, the battery can short against the cover, causing sparks and possibly a fire.

Campaign
06V444000
Manufacturer
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY
Reported
20 November 2006
Vehicles
19,921
Built between
Jun 2005 – Feb 2006
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
30 November 2006
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 2005 and February 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2006 Harley-Davidson DynaBuilt June 2005 to February 2006

What the defect is

On certain motorcycles, a battery caddy bolt 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.

What could happen

If this occurs, the battery can short against the cover, causing sparks and possibly a fire.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CENTER BATTERY CADDY BOLT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 30, 2006.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 2005 to February 2006
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA20 November 2006
  3. Owners notified30 November 2006

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 20 November 2006.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact harley-davidson at 1-414-342-4680.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
0126
Recalling manufacturer
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Harley-davidson recall no. 0126.CUSTOMERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

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