Harley-Davidson Softail Custom (Fxstc), Softail Standard (Fxst) +1 more: Powertrain

Affects Harley-Davidson Softail Custom (Fxstc), Softail Standard (Fxst), Heritage Softail Classic (Flstc) · 1986 — about 414 vehicles.

The hazard

THE POSSIBLE FRACTURING OF THE MAGNETIC END OF THE DRAIN PLUG COULD DAMAGE THE TRANSMISSION AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION AND REAR WHEEL TO LOCK UP. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND THE DRAIN PLUG WILL BE REPLACED WITH A SHORTER ONE. V.I.N. RANGE FXST - BHL010002 TO BHL016176 FXSTC -BKL010006 TO BKL016139 FLST - BJL013186 TO BJL016076

What to do

Contact your dealer; the remedy details were not included in the filing.

Critical — crash/injury risk now High — injury risk; see remedy Moderate — fix at next service Low — minor / informational