| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
98E033000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
HARLEY DAVIDSON |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
HORN COVER |
| Model Year: |
1998 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
OTHER |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| Manufacturered: |
19980701 - 19980831 |
| Type of Report: |
E (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
598 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19981102 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19981102 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| Report Received Date: |
19981002 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19981007 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: CUSTOM HORN COVERS FOR USE ON 1992-1999 MOTORCYCLES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF XL 883 MODELS. ABRASION LEADING TO POSSIBLE FUEL LEAKAGE CAN OCCUR BETWEEN THE FUEL LINE AND THE ACCESSORY CUSTOM HORN COVER. |
| Consequence Summary: |
FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE ACCESSORY CUSTOM HORN COVER AND REPLACE IT WITH THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT HORN COVER. IF THE ORIGINAL HORN COVER IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE, IT WILL BE REPLACED. THE FUEL LINE WILL ALSO BE INSPECTED AND REPLACED, IF NECESSARY. OWNERS WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF THE ACCESSORY CUSTOM HORN COVER. |