Harley-Davidson Softail Springer (Fxsts). Published by Transport Canada as 1988113 on 25 July 1988. System: Brakes.
What the notice says 0n models with `springer' front ends, the front brake caliper upper mounting bolt may loosen and eventually detatch from the caliper. if this occurs and the front brake is applied, the brake caliper could rotate and become lodged on the brake disc causing front wheel lock-up without prior warning and result in an …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1988113
- Recall date
- 25 July 1988
- Make
- Harley-Davidson
- Models
- Softail Springer (fxsts)
- Model years
- 1988
- Vehicle class
- Motorcycle
- System
- Brakes
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 83
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
0N MODELS WITH `SPRINGER' FRONT ENDS, THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER UPPER MOUNTING BOLT MAY LOOSEN AND EVENTUALLY DETATCH FROM THE CALIPER. IF THIS OCCURS AND THE FRONT BRAKE IS APPLIED, THE BRAKE CALIPER COULD ROTATE AND BECOME LODGED ON THE BRAKE DISC CAUSING FRONT WHEEL LOCK-UP WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
CORRECTION: A NEW DESIGN OF FRONT BRAKE UPPER MOUNTING BOLT WITH A WASHER AND COTTER PIN WILL BE INSTALLED.
Transport Canada recorded this notice in capitals, as its system did for many years. It is reproduced here exactly as published.
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 1988113.
Harley-Davidson elsewhere in this register
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.
- 1988168 · 8 December 1988 · Softail Standard (fxst), Softail Springer (fxsts), Heritage Softail (flst) · Powertrain
- 1989024 · 28 February 1989 · Sidecar (tle), Sidecar (rle) · Brakes
- 1989068 · 17 May 1989 · Sportster 1000 (xl) · Electrical
- 1987097 · 9 September 1987 · Sportster 1000 (xl), Super Glide (fxr) · Suspension
- 1989106 · 26 July 1989 · Electra Glide Classic (flhtc), Tour Glide Classic (fltc) · Engine
- 1989153 · 6 November 1989 · Softail Custom (fxstc), Softail Springer (fxsts), Softail Standard (fxst) · Brakes
- 1986137 · 3 December 1986 · Sportster 883 (xl), Sportster 1000 (xl) · Powertrain
- 1990088 · 14 June 1990 · Sportster 1000 (xlh) · Electrical
The same system: Brakes
791 notices in this register name Brakes. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1988111 · 20 July 1988 · 1410, 1310 · Brakes
- 1988118 · 5 August 1988 · DMC, Ra, MC · Brakes
- 1988127 · 8 September 1988 · Jetta · Brakes
- 1988024 · 23 February 1988 · C.o.e. · Brakes
- 1988004 · 21 January 1988 · Truck · Brakes
- 1988008 · 19 January 1988 · Premier · Brakes
Reading this against the source
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What the words on this notice mean — the system it is filed under, and what the filing type says about who found the fault.
This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Harley-Davidson: 145 in the register, and 174 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1988.
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