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2004 Harley-davidson FLHTCUI Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1456659
Internal NHTSA #	11081843
Manufacurer	Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Brand	HARLEY-DAVIDSON
Model	FLHTCUI
Model Year	2004
File date	11/03/18
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was riding on city highway. Stopped at a intersection traffic signal when the traffic signal turned green i began to a speed of 30mph in a 40mph zone i notice the motorcycle started to lose speed at this time i pulled into the bicycle lane of the highway to be out of the line of traffic an at that second the front brakes an tire locked up putting the motorcycle an myself down on the pavement. The motorcycle an myself slid appox 75 feet to a complete stop. After i gotten up from under the motor i first checked the front wheel it was still locked up i then pushed the front brake handle it was hard an did not move. I then call for a rollback wrecker to pickup the motorcycle an myself up. The wrecker was there in minutes. I picked up the motorcycle to a standing position sat back on it as the wrecker was backing up for pickup. To my surprise the motorcycles front tire began roll like nothing happened an the brake handle functioned perfectly. After the inspection of the front braking system my conclusion was the brake fluid used by harley davidson heating up an creating expansion of the brake caliper causing the front wheel to lock up. After reading the recall on the 2008 an up harley davidson brake fluid recall the same brake fluid is also used on the earlier models as well. Further investigation needs to be addressed to this recall for all year that this product that was used by harley davidson in their motorcycles. We have no idea of the extent of injuries this has caused to motorcycle riders through out the u. S. Due to insurance companies picking up an disposing their insured motorcycle before any investigation could be conducted to a cause of a single vehicle accident. Somewhat to drivers error only. At this time the my motorcycle is in storage an will not be repaired until a conclusion by your department is completed.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	2187
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DEBARY, FL
VIN pattern	1HD1FCW164YXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	Y
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	25
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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.
What is Failure?
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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2004 Harley-davidson FLHTCUI Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Harley-davidson FLHTCUI Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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