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2014 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXDL — SUSPENSION

crash · 1121836 · 2014-10-20

Vehicle

Make
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
Model
FXDL
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
37
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I KNOW MY BIKE IS IN A RECALL, I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT GETTING READY FOR IT TO TURN GREEN TO MAKE MY LEFT HAND TURN ONTO A THREE LANE ROAD AND ONCE MY LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PROCEEDED TO MAKE MY LEFT HAND TURN ON TO THE THREE LANE ROAD AND I WAS GOING FINE AND THE NEXT THING I KNEW, I WAS ON THE GROUND AND THE BIKE WAS LYING BEHIND ME ON ITS SIDE. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF MY TURN. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND OUT WHY THEY SOLD ME THE BIKE WITH THE CURRENT RECALL ACTIVE. IF THE PROBLEM IS IN FACT WHY MY BIKE STOPPED RUNNING THEN I WANT TO KNOW MY COURSE OF ACTION. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10648793
Machine
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