SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
Miles at failure
4,400
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
DT:THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE FROM AN EBAY AD. HE RODE THE MOTORCYCLE FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AND THE FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE RIDING. THE CONSUMER HAD MILD WRECK. THE C ONSUMER REPAIRED THE MOTORCYCLE HIMSELF. AFTERWARDS, HE TOOK IT TO A HARLEY DAVIDSON THAT CONFIRMED THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS LOCKED UP AND THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE NOT CORRECT FOR THAT MOTORCYCLE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE AFTER THAT DISCOVERY. *AK