# 2009 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXSTSSE3 — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1110552` · 2014-09-17 · Harley-Davidson Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HARLEY-DAVIDSON
- **Model:** FXSTSSE3
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Harley-Davidson Motor Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 9,673
## Narrative
FRONT FENDER BRACKET RUSTING WHICH HOLDS BRAKE CALIBER POTENTIAL  DEADLY HAZARD DUE TO IMPROPER  ENGINEERING  THIS WAS PAINTED FROM FACTORY AS ONE UNIT WITH BRACKET ATTACHED TO FENDER AND NOT SEALED TO PREVENT RUST FORMING  ON BRAKE BRACKET OR EACH PIECE NOT PROPERLY SEALED FROM WATER.THE FIRST RECALL ON THIS MODEL WAS A BOLT NOT PROPERLY ATTACHED WAS REPAIRED.  *TR
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