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2023 HARLEY-DAVIDSON RH1250S — ENGINE

fire · 2049530 · 2024-12-19

Vehicle

Make
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
Model
RH1250S
Year
2023
Manufacturer
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
13,350
Speed
75 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2023 Harley-Davidson Sportster RH1250S. The contact stated that while while driving at 75 MPH, the vehicle lost power and he observed a loud popping noise emanating from the exhaust pipe. On another occasion while driving at 60 MPH, the vehicle lost power and the contact observed flames emanating from the plastic edge of the right front of the seat. The vehicle was steered off the highway and the flames were distinguished by the contact. The vehicle was towed to a dealer and they could not replicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 13,350.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11631599
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown