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2008 Harley Davidson FLHTCU Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	689815
Internal NHTSA #	10239666
Manufacurer	HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	HARLEY DAVIDSON
Model	FLHTCU
Model Year	2008
File date	19/07/08
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Out for an afternoon ride with friends on my 08 electra glide ultra classic. While entering a left curve, the throttle accelerated on its own. This caused the bike to speed up unexpectedly and drift right. Tried retarding the throttle and got no response. Depressed the clutch and applied rear brakes in attempt to slow the bike down without results. This resulted in a serious single rider crash with life threatening injuries. This bike has fly-by-wire throttle. Harley davidson customer service states that they have been aware of throttle issues with the new touring models since summer of 2007. However information/recall has not been passed on to the customer concerning this issue. I am lucky to be alive, someone else may not be so fortunate.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	500
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BEAVERCREEK, OH
VIN pattern	1HD1FC4148YXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
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	26
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What is Recall?
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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2008 Harley Davidson FLHTCU Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Harley Davidson FLHTCU Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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