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2005 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCSE2 — INTERIOR LIGHTING

fire · 681278 · 2008-08-02

Vehicle

Make
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
Model
FLHTCSE2
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Component
INTERIOR LIGHTING
Miles at failure
1,895
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE FROM MAHWAH, NJ TO PAINTED POST, NY, THE TOUR -PAK (TRUNK) CAUGHT ON FIRE. I STOPPED AND OPENED THE TOUR -PAK. AFTER THE SMOKE CLEARED, I DISCOVERED THAT THE INTERIOR TOUR-PAK LIGHT HAD MELTED THE LENS, BURNED THROUGH THE TOUR-PAK LINER, AND BURNED A HOLE IN MY $75.00 SPORT SHIRT. I DISCONNECTED THE CONNECTOR, AND PROCEEDED ON MY TRIP. WHEN I RETURNED 3 DAYS LATER, I DID A SEARCH ON MY COMPUTER AND DISCOVERED A SERVICE BULLETIN FROM HARLEY-DAVIDSON, WHICH IDENTIFIED A DEFECTIVE "STICKING" SWITCH, WHICH CAUSES THE INTERIOR TOUR-PAC LIGHT TO STAY ON. WHEN I CALLED H-D, THEY SAID TO GO TO A LOCAL H-D DEALERSHIP TO VERIFY THE DAMAGE AND HAVE THE DEALER CALL H-D. I FOLLOWED THEIR INSTRUCTIONS. THE DEALER CALLED H-D TO RELAY THE INFO. HOWEVER,THE DEALER CALLED ME LATER THAT DAY TO TELL ME H-D WAS NOT GOING TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RE-ENGINEERED SWITCH WITH AN L.E.D. BULB, THE DAMAGED LINER, OR MY BURNED SPORT SHIRT, BECAUSE" THE VEHICLE NO LONGER WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY". *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10236749
Machine
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