{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1979102 (Harley-Davidson), 1978 to 1979: Brakes",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1979102/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1979102, HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORTSTER 1000 (XLCH), SPORTSTER 1000 (XLH), LOW RIDER, 1979-06-08. THE FRONT BRaKE MASTER CYLINDER PLUNGER.",
  "excerpt": "Harley-Davidson Sportster 1000 (Xlch), Sportster 1000 (Xlh), Low Rider (Fxs), Electra Glide (Flh), Electra Glide (Flh80), Super Glide (Fx). Published by Transport Canada as 1979102 on 8 June 1979. System: Brakes. What the notice says THE FRONT BRaKE MASTER CYLINDER PLUNGER PISTON BORE DIAMETER MAY BE 0.015 INCHES OVERSIZE RESULTING IN A REDUCED INTERFERENCE FIT BETWEEN THE PISTON SEALS AND THE CYLINDER BORE WHICH COULD ALLOW HJYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKAGE AND EVENTUAL LOSS OF FRONT BRAKING ACTION. VEHICLES SOLD IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO ONLY. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. THE FRONT BRaKE MASTER CYLINDER PLUNGER PISTON BORE DIAMETER MAY BE 0.015 INCHES OVERSIZE RESULTING IN A REDUCED INTERFERENCE FIT BETWEEN THE PISTON SEALS AND THE CYLINDER BORE WHICH COULD ALLOW HJYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKAGE AND EVENTUAL LOSS OF FRONT BRAKING ACTION. VEHICLES SOLD IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO ONLY. The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1979102 . The Canadian register on this site Harley-Davidson is named on 145 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s re",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:12:44+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:12:44+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1979102 (Harley-Davidson), 1978 to 1979: Brakes\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1979102/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}