It's the second recall over the clutch in the 2014 Harley-Davidson Touring bikes – and takes about an hour to fix at a service center.
A problematic clutch that may result in a crash has prompted Harley-Davidson to issue a recall of the entire 2014 Touring motorcycle line, which means that owners of the more than 126,000 motorcycles are asked to bring their Harleys to get fixed.
CBS News reports the number of recalled bikes is actually 105,000 and says that in addition to Touring, Electra Glide Ultra Classic and the CVO Road King bike are also affected.
Only minor injuries have been reported in 19 known accidents attributed to the clutch and some occurred during the company’s safety testing. When the clutches fail to engage, the bike may creep forward and possibly tip-over and crash.
The recall includes three-wheeled trikes and customized bikes and follows a smaller recall in October 2013 over a similar issue. The solution involves “rebuilding the master clutch cylinder and takes less than an hour,” according to CNNMoney.
The owners of 2014 Harley-Davidson Touring bikes were notified of the recall in a letter sent last week.
CNNMoney reported the famed company, which recently introduced its first-ever electric ‘hog, also issued a separate recall for about 1,400 Street motorcycles that were discovered to have a possible fuel tank leak. No injuries or accidents were attributed to this issue, which involves 2015 models XG500 and XG750.
CBS News reported the Milwaukee, Wisc.-based Harley-Davidson was recalling 1,384 bikes.
The company said dealers would inspect the tank and, if determined that it needed to be replaced, would do so – at no cost to the bike owner.
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