Harley-Davidson Exterior Lighting: Turn Signal

Harley-Davidson is recalling about 2,476 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. If the turn signals do not flash brightly enough, other drivers may fail to see that motorcycle is turning or changing lanes, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
15E011000
Manufacturer
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Reported
18 February 2015
Vehicles
2,476
Built between
May 2011 – Dec 2014
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
9 March 2015
Repaired
6%
Unrepaired
2,326

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between May 2011 and December 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • Harley-Davidson LED Turn Signal KITBuilt May 2011 to December 2014

Repair progress

2,326 of 2,476 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2016.

6% repaired — 150 of 2,476 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) is recalling certain accessory LED Bullet Turn Signal Kits manufactured May 31, 2011, to December 16, 2014, sold for installation on 2012 and later Dyna-family motorcycles and 2011 and later Softail family motorcycles. The affected Turn Signal Kits may not flash brightly enough to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

What could happen

If the turn signals do not flash brightly enough, other drivers may fail to see that motorcycle is turning or changing lanes, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and dealers will replace the turn signals with updated and compliant ones, free of charge. The recall began on March 9, 2015.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMay 2011 to December 2014
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA18 February 2015
  3. Owners notified9 March 2015
  4. Latest repair reportQ3 2016 — 6% repaired

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 18 February 2015.

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 customer service at 1-800-258-2464. Harley-Davidson's number for this recall is 0619.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
0619
Recalling manufacturer
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Safety standard
FMVSS 108
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 Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.

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