Harley-Davidson Motor Company: Power Train › Manual Transmission
Harley-Davidson Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 22, 2005 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 10,498. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE TRANSMISSION MAY GO INTO A FALSE NEUTRAL POSITION EVEN THOUGH THE NEUTRAL INDICATOR LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED.
The risk
THE MOTORCYCLE COULD DROP INTO GEAR UNEXPECTEDLY AND CREATE THE RISK OF A CRASH AND INJURIES.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SHIFTER CAM (DRUM), THE DETENT ARM, AND THE NEUTRAL SWITCH WITH NEWLY DESIGNED COMPONENTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 12, 2005. OWNER MAY CONTACT RLEY DAVIDSON AT 1-414-343-4056.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Harley-Davidson FXD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 Harley-Davidson FXD35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Harley-Davidson Fxdbi | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Harley-Davidson Fxdc | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Harley-Davidson Fxdl | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Harley-Davidson Fxdwgi | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 05V537000.
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