| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
90V002000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
HARLEY DAVIDSON |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
XL |
| Model Year: |
1990 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| Manufacturered: |
19880501 - 19891201 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
1914 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19900116 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19900116 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| Report Received Date: |
19901104 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19900112 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
A SHORT CIRCUIT COULD DEVELOP DUE TO POSSIBLE CHAFING WHERE THE BATTERY CABLE IS CLOSE TO THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM. |
| Consequence Summary: |
BATTERY CABLE MIGHT OVERHEAT AND RESULT IN A FIRE. |
| Corrective Summary: |
REPLACE BATTERY CABLE AND OTHER APPROPRIATE PARTS. |