Harley-Davidson Engine and Engine Cooling: Engine

Harley-Davidson is recalling about 6,964 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling. An engine stall while in traffic can result in a crash, which could lead to injury or death to the rider.

Campaign
11V037000
Manufacturer
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY
Reported
31 January 2011
Vehicles
6,964
Built between
Jun 2010 – Oct 2010
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
21 February 2011
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 2010 and October 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2011 Harley-Davidson SoftailBuilt June 2010 to October 2010

What the defect is

Harley-davidson is recalling certain model year 2011 softail motorcycles manufactured from june 7, 2010 through october 8, 2010. The body control modules (BCM) installed on these motorcycles (part numbers 69991-11 and 69993-11) have a case that may not have been properly sealed during production. An improper seal may allow water intrusion into the BCM which may cause engine stall.

What could happen

An engine stall while in traffic can result in a crash, which could lead to injury or death to the rider.

What gets fixed

HARLEY-DAVIDSON WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BCM FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 21, 2011.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 2010 to October 2010
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA31 January 2011
  3. Owners notified21 February 2011

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 31 January 2011.

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 1-414-343-4056.

Official source

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

Owners 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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .

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.

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