1979 HARLEY-DAVIDSON 1000 Recalls (4)
- Campaign:
- 79V115000 on 10/11/1979
- Component:
- Service brakes, hydraulic:pedals and linkages
- Manufactured:
- 02/28/1979 - 03/31/1979
- Affected:
- 635
- Defect:
- The rear brake free travel adjusting bolt and nut installed during vehicle assembly may have been incorrectly tightened. this could cause the brake pedal to become jammed during brake operation.
- Correction:
- Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, adjust and tighten the jamnuts.
- Notes:
- Vehicle description: motorcycles.system: service brakes; hydraulic linkage, pedal.consequences of defect: if the rear brakes become jammed while vehicle is inoperation, loss of vehicle control and an accident could occur.note: owner is advised not to operate motorcycle until the necessary inspectioncan be made by dealer.
- Campaign:
- 79V100000 on 10/11/1979
- Component:
- Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:master cylinder
- Manufactured:
- 02/28/1979 - 02/28/1979
- Affected:
- 370
- Defect:
- Certain vehicles may have been equipped with front brake master cylinders which have fissures in the cylinder bodies. this would allow brake fluid leakage through the fissured section.
- Correction:
- Dealer will replace defective front brake master cylinders without charge to owners.
- Notes:
- Vehicle description: motorcycles.system: service brakes; master cylinder, front brake.consequences of defect: brake fluid leakage would impair braking effectiveness.in some cases, complete loss of front brakes, loss of vehicle control, and anaccident could occur.note: owner is advised not to operate the motorcycle until the problem iscorrected.
- Campaign:
- 79V167000 on 10/11/1979
- Component:
- Service brakes, hydraulic:pedals and linkages
- Manufactured:
- 07/31/1977 - 05/31/1979
- Affected:
- 27,546
- Defect:
- Because the rear brake pedal is made of aluminum castings it could break at the pedal arm or clamping hole.
- Correction:
- The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace the rear brake pedal without charge.
- Notes:
- Vehicle description: motorcycles.system: service brakes; brake pedal.consequences of defect: should brake pedal fail, loss of rear brake control anda vehicle accident could result, especially if the brake pedal is pressedextremely hard.
- Campaign:
- 79V169000 on 10/11/1979
- Component:
- Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:master cylinder
- Manufactured:
- 01/31/1978 - 04/30/1979
- Affected:
- 21,970
- Defect:
- The rear brake master cylinder plastic piston employs a non-specified material which may allow excessive water absorption. as a result, the plastic piston might stick in the master cylinder piston bore and cause brake drag.
- Correction:
- Dealer will replace rear brake master cylinder pistons without charge to owner.
- Notes:
- Vehicle description: motorcycles.system: service brakes; rear brake master cylinder.consequences of defect: if this condition becomes severe enough, it could causeskidding of the rear wheel, loss of vehicle control, and an accident.
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