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2008 Harley Davidson FXDC Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	868114
Internal NHTSA #	10412541
Manufacurer	HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	HARLEY DAVIDSON
Model	FXDC
Model Year	2008
File date	09/07/11
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Cruising at 40 mph and applied rear and front brakes. There was no tension when applied continued a quarter mile and turned onto street of my house applied brakes and there was no rear brake response. Upon stopping in my driveway using the front brakes, i got off the bike and there was a fire at the rear brake relay switch and brake line. I had to put out this fire and brake fluid continued to leak. I believe this is a design defect, the relay switch is 1 inch from the exhaust and believe this was part of the failure the heat source being so close. I also noticed the brake master cylinder had a small leak around the seal.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	12950
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
City and State	CLINTON, CT
VIN pattern	1HD1HHH1X8KXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
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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Vehicle speed	40
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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2008 Harley Davidson FXDC Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Harley Davidson FXDC Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects

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