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2009 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCUSE4 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING

fire · 1519236 · 2018-11-28

Vehicle

Make
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
Model
FLHTCUSE4
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Miles at failure
48,732

Severity

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

Narrative

THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE WAS IN A TRANSPORT CARRIER. THE BIKE WAS SECURED INSIDE THE TRANSPORT TRAILER WITH THE KEY SO THE ALARM SHOULD NOT ACTIVATE THE LED LOAD BALANCER FROM KURYAKYN CAUGHT ON FIRE, THIS IS AN AFTERMARKET PART CERTIFIED BY HARLEY DAVIDSON FOR THIS APPLICATION. WHEN I CONTACTED KURYAKYN ABOUT IT, THEY SAID THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT NEVER RECALLED THE PARTS AND TOLD ME THE REPLACEMENT PART TO ORDER. THEY TOLD ME IT'S BECAUSE THE ALARM WAS ACTIVE ON THE BIKE AND CAUSED THE LOAD BALANCER TO OVERHEAT AND CATCH FIRE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11154537
Machine
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