07/26/2011 - 2011 H-D VROD MUSCLE (VRSCF) I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AND GOT OFF AT MY EXIT. AS I WAS DOWNSHIFTING THE LEFT FOOT PEG ASSEMBLY CAME LOSE AND ROTATED DOWN. I WAS ONLY A HALF MILE AWAY FROM HOME USING RESIDENTIAL STREETS. AS I GOT ON MY STREET THE ENTIRE FOOT PEG ASSEMBLY CAME OUT OF THE FRAME AND FELL ONTO THE STREET. AT THIS POINT I HAD NO PLACE TO SET MY FOOT AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CHANGE GEARS. IF I WERE STILL ON THE INTERSTATE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DEVASTATING INCIDENT. I EXAMINED THE FOOT PEG ASSEMBLY AND THE BOLT THE KEEPS THE ASSEMBLY IN PLACE HAD SHEARED OFF. THE BIKE WAS FIXED AT DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY. 11/04/11 - I WAS BACKING MY VRSCF OUT OF MY STORAGE SHED IN NEUTRAL. AFTER BACKING UP WENT TO PUT THE BIKE IN HEAR AND THE LEFT FOOT PEG ASSEMBLY AGAIN CAME LOSE AS BEFORE BECAUSE OF A SHEARED BOLT. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET A NEW BOLT I NOTICED THE 2012 MODELS OF THE VRSC HAVE AN ENTIRELY NEW WAY OF ATTACHING THE FOOT PEG ASSEMBLY TO THE FRAME. I CONTACTED H-D AND THE SHEARED BOLT IS BEING SENT TO THEM VIA USPS FOR THEM TO EXAMINE. OTHERS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES: HTTP://WWW.1130CC.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=34991 HTTP://WWW.1130CC.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=124227 HTTP://WWW.1130CC.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=145800. *TR

Source: NHTSA complaint ODI #10434362 · view all complaints for this vehicle at nhtsa.gov

THERE IS CURRENT RECALL ON THIS HD MOTORCYCLE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS M140: SAFETY RECALL 0171. THE RECALL REQUIRED HD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE FLUID WITH PLATINUM LABEL DOT4. ACCORDING TO THE SAFETY RECALL, THE OLD BRAKE FLUID "CAN CAUSE THE BRAKE SYSTEM DAMAGE AND ADVERSELY AFFECT BRAKING, WHICH COULD RESULT IN DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY." THE BRAKE FLUID ON THIS MOTORCYCLE WAS REPLACED EVERY TWO YEARS BUT NOT THROUGH HD. IN SEPTEMBER 2020, THE BRAKE FLUID WAS REPLACED PER THE SAFETY RECALL AT HD. WHILE I WAS RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE, THE REAR BRAKES STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. THERE WAS NO ELECTRONIC WARNING ON THE COMPUTER. THE FAULTY ABS CAUSED A BLOCKAGE AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE BRAKE FLUID TO PASS THROUGH THE ABS HYDRAULIC UNIT. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE THE RIDE USING THE FRONT BRAKES ONLY UNTIL IT WAS SAFE TO GET BACK TO THE HOUSE. I TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE TO HUNTINGTON BEACH HD IN CALIFORNIA AND THEY REACHED OUT TO HD SUPPORT TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP WITH THE ABS. HD CLAIMED THAT IT WAS DUE TO NEGLECT. AS I SEE IT, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE ABS UNIT IS A FAULTY UNIT WHICH COULD HAVE EASILY KILLED ITS DRIVER SINCE IT STOPPED WORKING IN ONE EVENT. IT IS NOT THE TYPICAL ELECTRONIC WARNING NOR WAS IT A FAILURE WHERE THE BRAKES WOULD SLOWLY REDUCE ITS FUNCTION OVER TIME. THIS ABS UNIT, WILL KILL THE BRAKES ALTOGETHER IN ONE EVENT. TO SAVE LIVES, I FEEL THAT HD SHOULD OFFER ANOTHER SAFETY RECALL NOT ONLY TO REPLACE THE BRAKE FLUID BUT ALSO ALL FAULTY ABS UNITS THAT ARE INSTALLED ON THESE MOTORCYCLES. THE REAR BRAKES WAS NON-FUNCTIONING AND DOES NOT DEPRESS.

Source: NHTSA complaint ODI #11383577 · view all complaints for this vehicle at nhtsa.gov

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE. TODAY, DEC 22, 2018 AT 1030 AM. WHILE RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE DOWN I-264 IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. THE SINGLE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE RIGHT DRIVERS FOOTPEG IN PLACE SHEARED, CAUSING THE FOOTPEG TO DROP, LEAVING ME WITHOUT A PLACE TO PUT MY FOOT AND CAUSED A HINDRANCE TO MY ABILITY TO USE THE REAR BREAK.

Source: NHTSA complaint ODI #11163088 · view all complaints for this vehicle at nhtsa.gov