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Harley Davidson - Potential loss of brake function on bikes fitted with abs

Official notice

6 Mar 2018

CriticalDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Harley Davidson - Potential loss of brake function on bikes fitted with abs. Potential loss of brake function on bikes fitted with abs Published 2018-03-06.

What to do now

On affected vehicles flush the brake systems and replace with an uprated specification fluid.

Units affected

3,050

Recall number

RM-2018-011

Official notice

2018-03-06

The hazard

Potential loss of brake function on bikes fitted with abs

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Models

CVO

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Affected products

Product 1

HARLEY DAVIDSON CVO

Units affected

3,050

Risk / hazard

Potential loss of brake function on bikes fitted with abs

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Harley davidson

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Harley Davidson. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall RM-2018-011

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

RM-2018-011

Campaign number

0171

Units affected

3,050

Classification

DVSA recall RM-2018-011

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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