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Panshovevo
| Posted on Sunday, September 06, 2015 - 07:01 pm: |
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Has anyone ever tried contacting a former Buell dealer to try to find out if factory recalls have been completed on a specific bike? I presume the info could be obtained from the NTSB web site by paying a research fee, but am wondering if there is a cheaper and easier way. |
Two_seasons
| Posted on Sunday, September 06, 2015 - 08:57 pm: |
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Take it to any HD shop. They will run the VIN and let you know. |
Court
| Posted on Monday, September 07, 2015 - 09:31 am: |
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You can also do it yourself ......easily......online ..on the Harley-Davidson website. Be mindful that while recalls don't, per se, "expire" that they also don't exist in perpetuity. . |
Zac4mac
| Posted on Monday, September 07, 2015 - 12:47 pm: |
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When I was working parts at an HD dealer, the Service Writer said there are basically 2 kinds of recalls. A Product Campaign is to fix an annoying issue and has a finite time limit. An example would be 1125 recall #0505 which was a map reflash. A Safety Campaign, like #0838 front brake line recall supposedly never expires. Of course, that was while Buell still existed....... Z |
Court
| Posted on Monday, September 07, 2015 - 01:46 pm: |
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That's accurate ....... |
Panshovevo
| Posted on Monday, September 07, 2015 - 03:14 pm: |
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Thanks guys, I was able to check it on Harley's web site. I also found that the NHTSA web site has a VIN check function as well, but it didn't work for me. Could possibly have been because I copied/pasted the serial number from another page, or not. It shows two closed safety recalls, one for the front brake line, and one for the tranny fifth gear oil jet. I am assuming that if an applicable recall hadn't been completed on that serial number, it would show as open. |
1125rcya
| Posted on Monday, September 07, 2015 - 07:31 pm: |
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FYI all buells recommend updates arnt necessarily, necessary. Charging harness upgrade causes, undercharging in slow traffic. The cali canister, isn't all that. The front brake line re-route, is necessary by the dealer or yourself (easy fix). I'm sure there is more, but mostly no real fix for anything, just a whole bunch of bandaids |
Panshovevo
| Posted on Monday, September 07, 2015 - 09:37 pm: |
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^^^ I'm talking about mandatory safety recalls, not recommended updates. I already knew which ones applied to the bike, was looking for a way to make sure they were applied. |
Court
| Posted on Tuesday, September 08, 2015 - 06:30 am: |
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>>>>looking for a way to make sure they were applied. online ..on the Harley-Davidson website is the easiest way. Also, any HD dealer can run it for you. I think the point folks were trying to make was that if you've got, safety recall (and, for the record there is only one kind . . which you can search on the NHTSA database) you may be challenged to get it performed 18 years hence. They do not have a determinate lifespan . . they have a practical lifespan in that some of the parts simply no longer exist. |
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