HARLEY DAVIDSON UNSPECIFIED 9999: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
| Make : HARLEY DAVIDSON | Model : UNSPECIFIED | Year : NO YEAR |
| Build Dates : 1979-08-01 - 1979-08-01 | ||
| NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 80E012000 | ||
| Date Owner's Notified: 1980-06-02 | Date Received by ODI: 1980-06-02 | Date Added to Database: 1980-07-30 |
| Manufacturers Involved: Harley-Davidson Motor Company | ||
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| Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | ||
| Potential Number Of Units Affected : 306 | ||
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Summary:
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE USE OF A NON-SPECIFIED MATERIAL IN THE PLASTIC PISTON OF THE MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MAY ALLOW A GREATER DEGREE OF WATER ABSORPTION THAN INTENDED BY HARLEY DAVIDSON. |
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Consequence:
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Remedy:
MANUFACTURER WILL INSPECT ALL SUSPECT CYLINDERS DISCOVERED IN DEALER"S PARTS INVENTORIES AND WILL INFORM OWNERS ABOUT REPLACEMENT PROCEDURES. |
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| Report Initiator: MFR | E Report | |
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Notes:
VEHICLE CATEGORY: MOTORCYCLES.SYSTEM: SERVICE BRAKES; REAR BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER; HARLEY DAVIDSON, PART NO.424 15-79.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: DEPENDING ON THE MOISTURE CONTENT OF THE BRAKE FLUID, APLASTIC PISTON MADE OF THIS NON-SPECIFIED MATERIAL MAY STICK IN THE MASTERCYLINDER PISTON BORE, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT. |
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