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1999 HARLEY DAVIDSON SPORTSTER |
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10/23/1998 - 1999
HARLEY DAVIDSON SPORTSTER - Equipment
| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
98V267000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
HARLEY DAVIDSON |
| Vehicle/Eqipment Model: |
SPORTSTER |
| Model Year: |
1999 |
| Mfg Campaign Number: |
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| Mfg Component Desc: |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS |
| Mfg Involved in Recall: |
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| Manufacture Dates: |
06-26-98 through 08-01-98 |
| Type of Report: |
(V) Vehicle |
| Potential # of Units Affected: |
232 |
| Date Owner Notified by Mfg: |
11-98-98 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
MFR |
| Mfg Responsible for Recall: |
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| Report Recieved Date: |
10-98-98 |
| Record Creation Date: |
10-98-98 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
571 |
| FMVSS Number: |
120 |
| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE CERTIFICATION LABEL INCORRECTLY
INDICATES THE FRONT TIRE SIZE AS 100/90-19 57H INSTEAD OF THE CORRET DESIGNATION
MH90-21 56H. ALSO THE CERTIFICATION LABELS DO NOT CONTAIN THE CORRECT MODEL
DESIGNATION. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 120, "TIRE
SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS." |
| Consequence Summary: |
IF INCORRECT TIRE INFORMATION IS GIVEN, UNDERRATED TIRES COULD BE PLACED ON
THE MOTORCYCLE CAUSING EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR OR, IN EXTREME CASES, POSSIBLE TIRE
BLOWOUTS. |
| Corrective Summary: |
OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH NEW CERTIFICATION LABELS AND INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS. IF AN OWNER DESIRES, THEIR DEALER CAN INSTALL THE LABEL FOR THEM. |
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Newsflash
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Als Arthur Davidson gestorben war, kam er zu Petrus an die Himmelspforte. Bei der Aufnahme sagte Petrus: "Du warst immer ein guter Mensch und hast diese tollen Motorräder gebaut, die der Welt soviel brachten. Nun, mein Sohn, darfst du dir aussuchen, mit wem du hier im Himmel die Zeit verbringen möchtest."
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