# 1985 HARLEY-DAVIDSON HARLEY DAVIDSON — SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
> NHTSA complaint `542043` · 2005-06-30 · Harley-Davidson Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HARLEY-DAVIDSON
- **Model:** HARLEY DAVIDSON
- **Year:** 1985
- **Manufacturer:** Harley-Davidson Motor Company
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
- **Miles at failure:** 4,400
## 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
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