H-d Flhtk 2012
Model Flhtk made in 2012 by H-d got 24 consumer complains as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to brakes and electrical system. There was one recall concerning exterior lighting .
Model 2012
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS - SWITCH | ||||||||||||||||
| 11V506000 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY | from 06/06/2008 to 09/16/2011 | V (Vehicle) | 250757 | 10/31/2011 | MFR | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY | 10/19/2011 | 10/20/2011 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Harley-davidson is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 touring, cvo touring and trike vehicles manufactured from june 6, 2008, through september 16, 2011. see the above list for the models included in the recall. the rear brake light switch may be exposed to excessive heat from the exhaust system. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The excessive heat may cause the switch to not activate the brake lamp or activate the brake lamp when no brake is applied and/or cause a brake fluid leak at the brake light switch, affecting rear brake performance. either condition may increase the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Harley-davidson will notify owners, and dealers will a install a rear brake light switch kit, free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin during october 31, 2011. owners may contact harley-davidson at 1-414-343-4056. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Harley-davidson safety recall number is 0145.customers owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAKES | |||
| 05/25/2012 | 1480 | ||
| 2012 flhtk ultra limited purchased 03/2012. on may 25th 2012 the front brake failed. the front brake lever was hard and would not move to engage the front brakes. i took the bike to the dealer and the following tuesday i was told the abs modulator had a stuck valve or some unknown failure and hd was shipping out a part to fix it. thursday that same week they called and said the bike was fixed. i have talked to the dealer and spent 5 hours on the phone with hd corporate office customer service. i have been told that there is no way for me to be informed of what exactly the failure was. i asked to speak with a tech who can explain why the abs system did not warn me of a failed valve and why the abs was able to disable the front brakes on a motorcycle. the abs sole reason for being on that bike is added safety, not to make it less safe. had this failure happened a few hours later, i would have been at highway speeds on the interstate with no way to stop the bike in case of an emergency! i understand things break, i get it. but hd did not test the rest of the components in the abs system for other contributing issues. no check engine light, no abs light, no codes, nothing. just go to grab the brakes and they are not there, the entire front brake system was stuck in the open position. i seem to be the only one who see's just how serious this issue is and no one at hd will help me in getting answers. the abs system on hd motorcycles is seriously flawed if it is able to lock you out of using the breaks and give no warning even though it did it's self checks at start up. i am still trying to get answers but as of this writing, i still have no answers as to what happened or if it can happen again. this is the second brake failure on 2 brand new harleys i bought this year. the other is a 2012 dyna fxdc, front master cylinder failed the day after we bought it! | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 05/24/2012 | 1960 | ||
| While riding home from work the check engine and battery light came on and it was apparent from watching the volt meter that the bike was running on the battery. after leaving at the local dealer they found the voltage regular was defective. had to order a new one which was on backorder because it appears hd is having a problem with these units. one the voltage regulator was replaced (a week later) the bike is running fine. | |||
| 05/25/2012 | 3401 | ||
| Regulator failed in hot climate. | |||
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL | |||
| 05/25/2012 | 1480 | ||
| 2012 flhtk ultra limited purchased 03/2012. on may 25th 2012 the front brake failed. the front brake lever was hard and would not move to engage the front brakes. i took the bike to the dealer and the following tuesday i was told the abs modulator had a stuck valve or some unknown failure and hd was shipping out a part to fix it. thursday that same week they called and said the bike was fixed. i have talked to the dealer and spent 5 hours on the phone with hd corporate office customer service. i have been told that there is no way for me to be informed of what exactly the failure was. i asked to speak with a tech who can explain why the abs system did not warn me of a failed valve and why the abs was able to disable the front brakes on a motorcycle. the abs sole reason for being on that bike is added safety, not to make it less safe. had this failure happened a few hours later, i would have been at highway speeds on the interstate with no way to stop the bike in case of an emergency! i understand things break, i get it. but hd did not test the rest of the components in the abs system for other contributing issues. no check engine light, no abs light, no codes, nothing. just go to grab the brakes and they are not there, the entire front brake system was stuck in the open position. i seem to be the only one who see's just how serious this issue is and no one at hd will help me in getting answers. the abs system on hd motorcycles is seriously flawed if it is able to lock you out of using the breaks and give no warning even though it did it's self checks at start up. i am still trying to get answers but as of this writing, i still have no answers as to what happened or if it can happen again. this is the second brake failure on 2 brand new harleys i bought this year. the other is a 2012 dyna fxdc, front master cylinder failed the day after we bought it! | |||
| ENGINE | |||
| 07/29/2012 | 2252 | ||
| While riding my harley motor cycle on vacation across nebraska on highway 76 i noticed extreme heat on the inside of my right leg and loss of power. the inside of my right was burned and got infected, total bill for doctor and time off from work was approximately $1500.00-$2000.00. the work done on the motor cycle bill was $1487.00. this is suppose to take care of the problem of over heating. new head pipes $524.95, kit,sestage 1 aic %)mm$139.95, kit-efi super tuner,screa $459.95, job code;0 tec: jdk $81.00, dyno tune$275.40. i have paid all expenses. i bought this harley in full faith that the engineers were in good faith of high quality superior work ethics for the customer. i believe harley davidson has fault with this over heating problem. trying to blame it on epa or someone else is not true. they engineered the product, then the should meet all requirements and still have a superior product. *tr | |||
| 07/29/2012 | 2252 | ||
| While riding my harley motor cycle on vacation across nebraska on hyway 76 i noticed extrem heat on the inside of my right leg and loss of power. the inside of my right was burned and got infected, total bill for doctor and time off from work was approxamately $1500.00-$2000.00. the work done on the motor cycle bill was $1487.00. this is suppose to take care of the problem of over heating. new head pipes $524.95, kit,sestage 1 aic %)mm$139.95, kit-efi super tuner,screa $459.95, job code;0 tec: jdk $81.00, dyno tune$275.40. i have paid all expences. i bought this harley in full faith that the engineers were in good faith of high quality supior work ethics for the customer. i believe harley davidson has falted with this over heating problem. trying to blaim it on epa or someone else is not true. they engineed the product, then the should meet all requiments and still have a superior product. | |||
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE | |||
| 07/29/2012 | 2252 | ||
| While riding my harley motor cycle on vacation across nebraska on hyway 76 i noticed extrem heat on the inside of my right leg and loss of power. the inside of my right was burned and got infected, total bill for doctor and time off from work was approxamately $1500.00-$2000.00. the work done on the motor cycle bill was $1487.00. this is suppose to take care of the problem of over heating. new head pipes $524.95, kit,sestage 1 aic %)mm$139.95, kit-efi super tuner,screa $459.95, job code;0 tec: jdk $81.00, dyno tune$275.40. i have paid all expences. i bought this harley in full faith that the engineers were in good faith of high quality supior work ethics for the customer. i believe harley davidson has falted with this over heating problem. trying to blaim it on epa or someone else is not true. they engineed the product, then the should meet all requiments and still have a superior product. | |||
| 05/25/2012 | 1480 | ||
| 2012 flhtk ultra limited purchased 03/2012. on may 25th 2012 the front brake failed. the front brake lever was hard and would not move to engage the front brakes. i took the bike to the dealer and the following tuesday i was told the abs modulator had a stuck valve or some unknown failure and hd was shipping out a part to fix it. thursday that same week they called and said the bike was fixed. i have talked to the dealer and spent 5 hours on the phone with hd corporate office customer service. i have been told that there is no way for me to be informed of what exactly the failure was. i asked to speak with a tech who can explain why the abs system did not warn me of a failed valve and why the abs was able to disable the front brakes on a motorcycle. the abs sole reason for being on that bike is added safety, not to make it less safe. had this failure happened a few hours later, i would have been at highway speeds on the interstate with no way to stop the bike in case of an emergency! i understand things break, i get it. but hd did not test the rest of the components in the abs system for other contributing issues. no check engine light, no abs light, no codes, nothing. just go to grab the brakes and they are not there, the entire front brake system was stuck in the open position. i seem to be the only one who see's just how serious this issue is and no one at hd will help me in getting answers. the abs system on hd motorcycles is seriously flawed if it is able to lock you out of using the breaks and give no warning even though it did it's self checks at start up. i am still trying to get answers but as of this writing, i still have no answers as to what happened or if it can happen again. this is the second brake failure on 2 brand new harleys i bought this year. the other is a 2012 dyna fxdc, front master cylinder failed the day after we bought it! | |||
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | |||
| 07/29/2012 | 2252 | ||
| While riding my harley motor cycle on vacation across nebraska on highway 76 i noticed extreme heat on the inside of my right leg and loss of power. the inside of my right was burned and got infected, total bill for doctor and time off from work was approximately $1500.00-$2000.00. the work done on the motor cycle bill was $1487.00. this is suppose to take care of the problem of over heating. new head pipes $524.95, kit,sestage 1 aic %)mm$139.95, kit-efi super tuner,screa $459.95, job code;0 tec: jdk $81.00, dyno tune$275.40. i have paid all expenses. i bought this harley in full faith that the engineers were in good faith of high quality superior work ethics for the customer. i believe harley davidson has fault with this over heating problem. trying to blame it on epa or someone else is not true. they engineered the product, then the should meet all requirements and still have a superior product. *tr | |||
| 07/29/2012 | 2252 | ||
| While riding my harley motor cycle on vacation across nebraska on hyway 76 i noticed extrem heat on the inside of my right leg and loss of power. the inside of my right was burned and got infected, total bill for doctor and time off from work was approxamately $1500.00-$2000.00. the work done on the motor cycle bill was $1487.00. this is suppose to take care of the problem of over heating. new head pipes $524.95, kit,sestage 1 aic %)mm$139.95, kit-efi super tuner,screa $459.95, job code;0 tec: jdk $81.00, dyno tune$275.40. i have paid all expences. i bought this harley in full faith that the engineers were in good faith of high quality supior work ethics for the customer. i believe harley davidson has falted with this over heating problem. trying to blaim it on epa or someone else is not true. they engineed the product, then the should meet all requiments and still have a superior product. | |||