HARLEY-DAVIDSON ELECTRA GLIDE 1976: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 76V152000

Make Model Year
HARLEY-DAVIDSON ELECTRA GLIDE 1976
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1976-10-22 1976-09-27 1979-10-12

Manufacturers Involved: Harley-Davidson Motor Company

Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 57140

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Notes

HARLEY DAVIDSON CAMPAIGN NO 706.MOTORCYCLES.POSSIBILITY THAT REAR BRAKE MAYNOT FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY UPON PEDAL APPLICATION DUE TO AN OVERHEATING CONDITIONCAUSED BY BRAKE PAD DRAG.'CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND INSTALLING A RETRACTORPISTON ASSEMBLY, CHECKING CALIPER MOUNTING BRACKET ALIGNMENT, INSTALLING D.O.T.5 BRAKE FLUID, AND ON, SOME VEHICLES REPLACE THE TEFLON CALIPER SUPPORTPIN BUSHINGS WITH STAINLESS STEEL BUSHINGS'.