Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 11/22/2012 | 20000 | 1 | |
| Was riding my 2010 harley davidson flhtk motorcycle and the front wheel nearly seized up when the front wheel bearings failed. thankfully, i was not on the highway which could have been catastrophic for me, and was able to pull over quickly and stop before the bearing completely seized. it appears that this failure has happened to many harley davidson motorcycle owners from the 2008 model year to the present. according to a call with harley davidson's customer service department 414-343-4056 spoke to john on 12-5-2012, they are aware of the issue and have changed the bearing from a single lip seal to a double lip seal on their 2013 model year motorcycles to help prevent the issue, however they are not recalling any of the faulty bearings that are out there on 2008 model year motorcycles and newer. i feel that this is a serious safety issue and could cause the front wheel to lock up. *tr | |||
| 11/22/2012 | 20000 | ||
| Was riding my 2010 harley davidson flhtk motorcycle and the front wheel nearly seized up when the front wheel bearings failed. thankfully, i was not on the highway which could have been catastrophic for me, and was able to pull over quickly and stop before the bearing completely seized. it appears that this failure has happened to many harley davidson motorcycle owners from the 2008 model year to the present. according to a call with harley davidson's customer service department 414-343-4056 spoke to john on 12-5-2012, they are aware of the issue and have changed the bearing from a single lip seal to a double lip seal on their 2013 model year motorcycles to help prevent the issue, however they are not recalling any of the faulty bearings that are out there on 2008 model year motorcycles and newer. i feel that this is a serious saftey issue and could cause the front wheel to lock up. | |||
| 08/22/2012 | 17990 | 1 | |
| It has been found that the wheel bearing wear out prematurely on touring models especially with the abs system. this happened to me riding down the road, the wheel bearings caused the motorcycle to wobble and had i not been an experienced rider i very well would have gone down or hit another vehicle. i have heard of other riders that the bearings have worn out on their motorcycles also. the company should do a recall to remove all defective wheel bearings from service to prevent any loss of life. *tr | |||
| 08/22/2012 | 17990 | ||
| It has been found that the wheel bearing wear out prematurely on touring models especially with the abs system. this happened to me riding down the road, the wheel bearings caused the motorcycle to wobble and had i not been an experienced rider i very well would have gone down or hit another vehicle. i have heard of other riders that the bearings have worn out on their motorcycles also. the company should do a recall to remove all defective wheel bearings from service to prevent any loss of life. | |||