2014 HARLEY-DAVIDSON Flhxs

WHILE RIDING THE BIKE AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHEN APPLYING FRONT BRAKE. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND DEALS WITH THE SWITCH HOUSING ON THE HANDLEBARS WHERE THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER IS ATTACHED. WHEN GOOGLED OTHER BIKE OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND HARLEY DOES NOT WANT TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY UNLESS THEY CAN DUPLICATE AT THE TIME IT IS BROUGHT TO SHOP. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR THIS POSE A SERIOUS RISK TO RIDER AND OTHERS.

REGARDING NHTSA RECALL NO. 15V-427: LOCAL HD DEALER REPLACED MY ORIGINAL ATTACHMENT SPRINGS TO MY 2024 HD STREET GLIDE SADDLEBAGS AS REQUIRED BY THIS RECALL. HOWEVER, ONE OF MY BAGS RECENTLY FELL OFF WHILE RIDING AFTER THE NEW REPLACEMENT SPRINGS WERE INSTALLED. A LOCAL DEALERSHIP INSPECTED AND ORIGINALLY STATED HARLEY SENT THEM THE WRONG REPLACEMENT SPRINGS. THAT WAS THE REASON MY BAG FELL OFF. AFTER THEY SPOKE WITH HARLEY THEY CHANGED THEIR STORY AND STATED THAT INDEED THEY DID REPLACE MY FAULTY SPRINGS WITH THE CORRECT REPLACEMENT SPRINGS. IT IS CLEAR THE SPRINGS THEY PROVIDED DO NOT WORK. MY REMAINING BAG WAS NOT SECURE AFTER I INSPECTED IT RECENTLY AS WELL. THE DEALERSHIP HAS AGREED TO REPLACE MY LOST BAG BUT REFUSES TO REPLACE LOST ITEMS THAT WERE IN THE BAG. APPARENTLY IN MY CASE THE REPLACEMENT KIT IS NOT WORKING. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I THOUGHT I WAS FLASHING MY BRAKE LIGHTS TO WARN DRIVERS BEHIND ME THAT I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN..I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER BEHIND ME WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN!! I DECIDED TO NOT MAKE THAT TURN AND KEPT GOING TO PREVENT ME FROM GETTING HIT. PULLED OVER TO CHECK MY BRAKE LIGHTS. I FOUND THAT THEY DO NOT ACTIVATE UNTIL THERE IS SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER. THE BRAKE LIGHTS SHOULD BE ILLUMINATED AS SOON AS THE BRAKE LEVER IS PULLED BEFORE THE BRAKE PADS CONTACT THE ROTOR! WHEN COMING TO A NORMAL STOP, I STOP AND LOOK TO SEE IF MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE LIT UP. MOST ALL OF THE TIME, THEY ARE NOT! I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE CYLINDER. THAT DID NOT WORK TO FIX THE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK SOME OF THE SAME MODEL BIKES IN THE SHOWROOM TO SEE IF THEY DID THE SAME THING. THEY ALL DID! WITH THE BRAKE LEVER PULLED, THE FRONT BRAKES MAKING CONTACT AND THE BIKE NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ON! THEY DO COME ON AFTER YOU APPLY SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE LEVER, THEREFORE YOU HAVE TO CONCENTRATE ON SQUEEZING THE LEVER HARDER AFTER YOU ARE ALREADY STOPPED TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT YOU ARE STOPPED. THE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP VERIFIED THIS AND IS WORKING WITH ME TO GET THIS RESOLVED. HOWEVER, SINCE THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH MORE THAN JUST MY STREET GLIDE, THIS VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HARLEY DAVIDSON STREET GLIDE MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND NOTICED THAT THE GPS SPEED AND THE SPEED ON THE SPEEDOMETER WERE DIFFERENT. THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED A READING 5 MPH HIGHER THAN THE ACTUAL SPEED BEING TRAVELED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHED IN RED SHOWING THAT THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT BY 5 MPH. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER COULD BE ADJUSTED IF WERE INACCURATELY REGISTERING 5 MPH UNDER, BUT NOT OVER THE ACTUAL SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HARLEY DAVISON FLHXS STREET GLIDE SPECIAL MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE MOTORCYCLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VIBRATION WOULD OCCUR WHILE THE ENGINE'S RPM'S WERE BETWEEN 2000 AND 1500 DURING DECELERATION. THE VIBRATION WOULD STOP WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS DISENGAGED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE DEFECT WAS CAUSED BY A LOOSE DRIVE BELT AND AN UNSECURED FLOORBOARD. THE DRIVE BELT AND THE FLOOR BOARD WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFECT WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.