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2005 Harley Davidson FLHR Tires Tread Belt Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	649409
Internal NHTSA #	10206980
Manufacurer	HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	HARLEY DAVIDSON
Model	FLHR
Model Year	2005
File date	10/08/07
Component	TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Motorcycle road trip - checked tires. Rear metzeler me880 1. 50/80hb16 - made in brazil. Delamination - underlying plies exposed. Known problem by metzeler with brazilian manufactured tires. Metzeler is distributing defective and dangerous tires to dealers. Complaints have been made to metzeler. Other individuals have had the same problem. Extensive tire failure report has been sent to metzeler as of 10/25/07. Matching set of dunlop tires replaced the metzelers. Defective tire is available as evidence and photographic documentation has been sent to metzeler along with the report. The subject metzeler tire was clearly unsafe creating the potential to cause serious injury or death. It is clearly foreseeable to metzeler that its tires would continue to expose its customers to great risk!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MESA, AZ
VIN pattern	1HD1FDV135YXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
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	12/04/05
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	55
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Dealer's name	GRAND CANYON H-D
Dealer's telephone number	928-774-3896
Dealer's city	BELLEMONT
Dealer's state code	AZ
Dealer's ZIP code	86015

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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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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2005 Harley Davidson FLHR Tires Tread Belt Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Harley Davidson FLHR Tires Tread Belt Problems, Complaints and Defects

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