{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1979153 (Harley-Davidson), 1977 to 1978: Brakes",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1979153/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1979153, HARLEY-DAVIDSON CAFÉ RACER 1000 (XLCR), 1979-09-19. The rear brake push rod has insufficient contact area with the rear.",
  "excerpt": "Harley-Davidson Café Racer 1000 (Xlcr). Published by Transport Canada as 1979153 on 19 September 1979. System: Brakes. What the notice says The rear brake push rod has insufficient contact area with the rear brake master cylinder piston. A high pressure rear brake pedal application such as an emergency stop might cause the brake rod to penetrate the master cylinder plastic piston thereby resulting in a loss of effctive rear brake. 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 rear brake push rod has insufficient contact area with the rear brake master cylinder piston. A high pressure rear brake pedal application such as an emergency stop might cause the brake rod to penetrate the master cylinder plastic piston thereby resulting in a loss of effctive rear brake. 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 1979153 . The Canadian register on this site Harley-Davidson is named on 145 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time. 1979132 · 30 July 1979 · Sportster 1000 (xlch), Sports",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:32:09+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:32:09+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1979153 (Harley-Davidson), 1977 to 1978: Brakes\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1979153/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}