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2004 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTFI — POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE

crash1 injured · 579776 · 2006-04-20

Vehicle

Make
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
Model
FLSTFI
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Component
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
Miles at failure
16,002
Speed
75 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

2004 HARLEY DAVIDSON, SOFT TAIL FATBOY. STOCK WHEELS AND TIRES. TRAVELING AT APPROX. 75 MPH ON I-8 ENTERING YUMA AZ. ALL 5 BOLTS HOLDING THE MAIN DRIVE PULLEY TO THE REAR WHEEL BROKE OFF. ONE BOLT FLEW BACK AND HIT ANOTHER RIDER THUS CAUSING MINOR INJURY TO THE LEG. NOT REPORTED. BIKE DID NOT CRASH BUT WAS DAMAGED. PULLEY AND WHEEL WERE TAKEN TO HARLEY DAVIDSON, THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED IN FINDING THE CAUSE. MANY MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED AT THIS AND HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. BIKE HAS 16002 MILES AND THE BOLTS WERE LAST CHECKED AT 10KMILES FOR 60 FTLBS. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10155764
Machine
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