| Issue ID | 877805 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10421452 |
| Manufacurer | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | HARLEY DAVIDSON |
| Model | FXDB |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 20/06/11 |
| Component | TIRES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl* the contact owns a 2008 harley davidson dyna series low rider. The contact stated the rear tire is a dunlop k591 160/70v-17. The contact noticed in early june 2011 a split in the center rain grove. On aug. 19, 2011 found additional cracks in the tire in these center rain groves. The motorcycle was taken to a local motorcycle shop who stated the tire was defective and the splitting was abnormal. This motorcycle shop suggested it be taken to kents harley davidson where effort to contact ? Dunlop motorcycle tire consumer affairs department? Went un-responded to, until the date of this report. Kents harley davidson can provide pictures of the defective tire. The current mileage on the tire is around 7000 miles and the tire has 4/32 tread left from a new 8/32 depth. This is a life threatening situation and dunlop is refusing to respond to the defect. It should be further noted dunlop is willfully , deliberately ignoring their warranty on motorcycle tires and are therefore willfully deliberately endangering customers and have full knowledge they are doing so. I have all correspondence and photos to prove this in a court of law. The gov. Should act on this to protect the citizens. It should also be noted the form says tire 407 -- it is a dunlop k591 160/70vb-17 . |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 20000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | ABILENE, TX |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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