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NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE02083

Preliminary Evaluation · REAR VIEW MIRROR STEM FAILURES · Opened 2002-11-12 · Closed 2003-02-26

Investigation

Action number
PE02083
Type
Preliminary Evaluation
Open date
2002-11-12
Close date
2003-02-26
Manufacturer
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Affected makes
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
Affected components
VISIBILITY
Affected model years
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Affected (make, year) variants
4

Summary

PROMPTED BY THE REFERENCED OWNER COMPLAINT, ODI OPENED THIS PE AFTER DETERMINING THAT HARLEY DAVIDSON DEALERS HAD FREQUENTLY REPLACED THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT (OE) MIRRORS ON 2002 SPORTSTER 1200 CUSTOM MODEL MOTORCYCLES BECAUSE OF STEM FRACTURES ON THE MIRROR ASSEMBLY.THE STEMBEING THE TUBULAR STRUCTURE WHICH CONNECTS THE ACTUAL MIRROR HEAD ASSEMBLY TO THE MOTORCYCLE.THE SINGLE CRASH ALLEGATION HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED.OF THE TWO INJURIES, ONE OCCURRED WHEN THE SEPARATED MIRROR STRUCK THE OPERATOR.THE OTHER OCCURRED DURING THE UNCONFIRMED CRASH. SUBSEQUENTLY, HARLEY DAVIDSON NOTIFIED THE AGENCY THAT IT WAS RECALLING THE SUBJECT MOTORCYCLES TO ADDRESS THE STEM FAILURES.

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