| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
78V159000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
HARLEY DAVIDSON |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
FX1200 |
| Model Year: |
1978 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| Manufacturered: |
19780601 - 19780601 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
342 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19780811 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19780811 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| Report Received Date: |
19780719 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19791012 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE INVOLVED MOTORCYCLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH FRONT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS IN WHICH THE PLUNGER PISTON BORE DIAMETER WAS HONED .015 INCHES OVER MAXIMUM SPECIFICATIONS. THIS OVERSIZED BORE RESULTS IN A POOR FIT BETWEEN THE ELASTOMERIC PISTON CUP AND THE CYLINDER BORE, WHICH ALLOWS FLUID LEAKAGE FROM THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY AT NO COST TO OWNER. |
