| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
86V041000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
HARLEY DAVIDSON |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
FXST SERIES |
| Model Year: |
1986 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| Manufacturered: |
19850701 - 19860201 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
4164 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19860324 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19860324 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| Report Received Date: |
19860311 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19860326 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
TRANSMISSION MAGNETIC DRAIN PLUGS MAY HAVE BEEN BROKEN DURING ASSEMBLY. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THE BROKEN MAGNET MAY BECOME LODGED BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION GEARS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCKUP. IF THE MOTORCYCLE IS OPERATING, THE REAR WHEEL WILL LOCK-UP WHICH MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
REPLACE THE DRAIN PLUG WITH A SHORTER, NON INTERFERING MAGNETIC DRAIN PLUG. |