| Issue ID | 680377 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10232008 |
| Manufacurer | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | HARLEY DAVIDSON |
| Model | FXDL |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 15/06/08 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 2008 harley-davidson street glide w/3,893 miles. On sunday, june 15th about 40 miles from home my bike started jerking around and acting as if i slammed the brakes on. I could tell it was a fuel issue of some sort. With help from friends and 3 hours later we managed to limp it home by shutting it down and refiring when it was starving for fuel. The defective part is the fuel filter bracket that has plastic tabs that break. I was told that this problem is with brackets on all 2008 touring bikes which have the 6 gallon fuel tank. My bike is still in the shop waiting on a supposed to be new and improved part that i was first told would be available on the 6/17, and have now heard the 23rd. H-d needs to do a recall on these bikes, not just because of the real big inconvenience, but it's dangerous. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 3893 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | KISSIMMEE, FL |
| VIN pattern | 1HD1KB4418YXXXXXX |
| 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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| Vehicle speed | 45 |
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