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2007 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHT — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

crash1 injured · 618384 · 2007-03-28

Vehicle

Make
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
Model
FLHT
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Miles at failure
3,100
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON 3/27/07 I UNLOCKED MY 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON ELECTRA GLIDE AND BACKED OUT OF MY GARAGE. BACKING OUT REQUIRES ME TO TURN THE HANDLE BARS TO THE RIGHT. ONCE OUT OF THE GARAGE I TURNED THE FORKS TO THE LEFT TO HEAD TO THE STREET, AT A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 7 FEET IN TO MY LEFT TURN THE FRONT FORK/IGNITION LOCK MOVED TO THE LOCKED" POSTION. THIS CAUSED A SLOW SPEED CRASH. THE BIKE WAS DAMAGED, AND I HAVE A BROKEN FINGER THAT WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL TREATMENT. ALL CRASH BARS DAMAGED ON BIKE.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10186353
Machine
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