Harley Davidson Recalls 41,637 Motorcycles, I Experienced This Failure!!

A quick overview of the recall, my thoughts and feelings on it, as well as the experience I had!!
Thank you for the support as always!!
OWG

[@VTwin_Nomad]

FYI, when you park your bike and put your helmet behind it on the ground you signal other bikers that you are broken down or you have any other kind of issue and you need help ✌🏽

[@MEGATRON_1247]

Thanks bud

[@SergS-o7e]

@@MEGATRON_1247thanks

[@vf12497439]

Where was this information provided? I've had my endorsement since 1989 and only on here I've learned these things. If you need help try waving at others....

[@asoshkin]

Zip tie is not the recall it’s from preventing damage. The part that Harley is talking about is a new piece of wire with a connector that is longer than the original which has to be cut and removed and soldered back in with new one. If they changed your wire harness which is probably the same as the original one. Chances are that you still might have the same issue of that red wire being short and rubbing. You might need the new piece of wire kit. My CVO ST doesn’t rub but Harley is going to replace it with new wire as that wire is very short and not enough play to zip tie it without risk of unplugging or damaging the wire.

[@gertklay4648]

Thanks for another great video! I had the recall done last Wednesday (dealer did not even know about it yet). And even though I installed the Trashin' skid plate two months ago, there was already some slight rubbing visible on the harness. So apart from the extra zip tie they also added some extra wiring tube around the wiring part that was touching the engine case. No troubles yet, so I think problem fixed. A small issue but with huge risks....

[@OffWeekGarage]

Glad you were able to catch it before it became a serious problem, we’ll go through a few of these issues and then have dialed in bikes that are seriously leaps and bounds better than the previous generation in terms of riding and handling!🙌

[@bguy86]

Took my bike 24 street glide in for my 1k service last week , they did the recall fix for me and updated my infomatinment aswell for me , no longer have issues with my speakers now either

[@OffWeekGarage]

Good stuff, glad they got you dialed in! I still need to go in and get my infotainment updated!

[@iwonasutton2336]

Thank you, Jesse for the informative video 🤗

[@freebehindbars8654]

Surprised Harley actually recalled a faulty design. I was one of the 100’s of thousands that bought a 2017-early 2019 Touring model with a bad oil pump/cam plate design. Motors were sumping, causing damage in all, some to the point of failure. Not one touring model went unaffected, even if you never felt/saw a symptom. Owners had to go to HD or the aftermarket to correct a bad HD design.

[@brucem8129]

Glad you found the problem man. Thanks for posting. I have a 23 CVO RG, i'm not sure if it has the same harness or not, but it probably does.

[@OffWeekGarage]

It should have the same harness, on the website you can check if your vin is reported affected, but I’d double check either way!

[@marrmar1]

Thank you for getting the word out. I'm sure this video will help lots of new owners. Keep up the great work! We appreciate it!

[@OffWeekGarage]

Thank you for the support!!🙌🙌

[@Lous-Clues]

I just installed a skid plate to cover that area underneath those cables. If I had known, I would have taken a closer look at them while I was down there.

[@OffWeekGarage]

So would I brother, could have avoided the bike being down for weeks!

[@michaelofiara9732]

With the cut your a Ryan Villopotto look a like. Both from Washington too. Hmmm.

[@OffWeekGarage]

I have gotten that many times. I actually spent an evening with him, celebrated his birthday at his house in Poulsbo one year lol.

[@Regster34]

Thanks for the update. My 24 Road Glide seems to be ok for now but will get the recall done when I get the notification. Can’t wait for the video of your update on the dealership experience after your issue. Hope they made it right for you. Steve from Boston

[@OffWeekGarage]

Thanks for the support Steve from Boston!!🙌⚡️

[@vf12497439]

Little fun fact, since i never go to the dealers for service or work ive never had any recalls on my bike.i know about some tail light recall where my brake lights might quit working because my salesman told me about it. Ive never gotten notification in the mail from HD. My 114 is starting to develop runout on my crank.... i believe. Getting more and more vibration. Ive decided i will just replace the entire engine with an S&S built to my specifications. If i open the stock engine up to replace the crank im going to spend $6k anyway and still have a bunch of weak harley junk. Might as well do it right. And no, im not planning on a high hp build. Im planning on a mellow but respectable 120hp build with all the supporting components able to handle 200+hp and then i should have a good running bike that will be built the way harley cant build them. VOTERIGHT24🇺🇲

[@dino5254]

Just a Zip Tie fix for my SG. 45-minute service. Every vehicle and motorcycle I've had that is first year new gen had recalls. You want to be first with the new toy you will have recalls.

[@OffWeekGarage]

100%, and I’m okay with it, gives me something to talk about on the channel and help other folks out. Win win!🤘⚡️

[@dino5254]

@@OffWeekGarage lol most definitely.

[@joeboy8524]

My bike is one of the wire that was rubbing now bike is stuck st dealer till some time in October 😢😢😢

[@sergiomendes351]

I went to my dealer and he said HD is going to send and extension to the harness so it can be re-routed in a safer way. The part should arrive around October 14th.

[@Starship007]

First new version vehicles are Beta Version. Lol

[@T-Machinist]

Absolutely correct. I had the exact issue. They found a wire under the cover in the wiring loom that runs underneath the tank. It was a tight stretched wire that rubbed through. They also had to replace the voltage regulator, because of the short. Been great since absolutely no problems.

[@OffWeekGarage]

Glad they got you right, all simple stuff, HD seems to be upholding warranties and taking responsibility which is all I can ask of a company with the stature HD has!

[@kevinmeehan4549]

It’s good to know they are on top of things and not hiding it like you said . A simple fix but in the long run a nightmare like you had to deal with on the side of the road . Let me guess on the new upgrade ! Headlights ???

[@OffWeekGarage]

Yeah I’m just glad they got to the bottom of it!! I do want to do the headlights, but I’m getting the performance dialed in first 😎

[@kevinmeehan4549]

Yea , I just the A10 headlights . Now it’s added to the list when I get my RG .

[@OffWeekGarage]

@@kevinmeehan4549 they look good, I’m looking at the AKSpeed ones!

[@Starship007]

Zip tie cheaper than whole wiring harness

[@OffWeekGarage]

True that!!

[@HDBreakout46]

Hey Jess... really been enjoying your vlogs! You're an honest guy that freely shares his experience and helps others! You come across as a fun person too! Thank you for sharing your troubles with your Road Glide and the things you went through to get it fixed! I'll be eagerly awaiting your future vlogs! John...

[@OffWeekGarage]

Thank you for the kind words and support John, I appreciate you!!🙌⚡️

[@grgygantz6760]

I am on a 2019 road king special, and a 2006, 1200 sportster. I didn’t buy either the bikes brand new I’m the second owner of one and a third owner of another. In the meantime looking for a third bike . I’m beginning to seriously doubt that Harley‘s gonna be selected. Been looking at the new BMW RK 18 transcontinental. I’d like to get some thing I can drive from state to state, but I cannot afford to be stuck on the side of the road, looking for a bag of zip ties to fix the problem.

[@OffWeekGarage]

@@grgygantz6760 this is a regular occurrence with all manufacturers whether power sports, automotive, etc. First year models have these kinks that aren’t found during presale testing, they get ironed out and they are a damn good motorcycle after that. We saw the same with the Rushmore style RG’s. I enjoy sharing all that goes on with my bike but my intent is NOT to dissuade anyone from buying one of these new bikes. I recommend you test ride one!🙌

[@tomakafrankconlon3207]

@@OffWeekGarage But lets be honest. All new releases have faults but there are 6 acknowledged by HD faults with the glide alone in a new released bike. Not normal by any means. Replacing the entire wiring harness is not a kink. Its profit over quality thinking.

[@nikkik6412]

I love zip ties. They make a mess organized!

[@dhc8guru]

The recall kit isn’t the zip tie it’s a kit to repair harnesses that have chafing. Which, I would think that if the wiring actually chafed and grounded to the engine case, you would possibly have other damage.

[@kidonnitro]

Got mine looked at yesterday they broke the connector so now gotta go back in 3 weeks. Now has a light on too

[@OffWeekGarage]

That is so less than ideal, I’m sorry man..

[@kidonnitro]

​@OffWeekGarage went to start it little bit ago sounded like it was on 1 cylinder I'll be calling tomorrow

[@BluAlualu]

You’ve experienced it first hand I felt bad. I saw your segment on this when you started having issues. I’m happy to know it’s all fixed and you’re back on the road. I have the 2024 CVO RG ST, do you think my bike may be affected with this problem? Thanks for the update and awesome content you put out. 🤙🏽

[@rustnation2651]

yes it is affected double check it

[@BluAlualu]

@@rustnation2651 thank you will definitely look into it

[@jeffjohnson7576]

Thanks for the great video, I had no idea. Getting ready for my 5K and will make sure they zip tie it😂

[@OffWeekGarage]

@@jeffjohnson7576 glad I could help man!!🙌

[@asoshkin]

Zip tie is not the recall it’s from preventing damage. The part that Harley is talking about is a new piece of wire with a connector that is longer than the original which has to be cut and removed and soldered back in with new one. If they changed your wire harness which is probably the same as the original one. Chances are that you still might have the same issue of that red wire being short and rubbing. You might need the new piece of wire kit. My CVO ST doesn’t rub but Harley is going to replace it with new wire as that wire is very short and not enough play to zip tie it without risk of unplugging or damaging the wire.

[@OffWeekGarage]

Interesting! I’ve spoken to multiple folks who have had their’s done already, they say the repair, if no chafing in the wire, is just the zip tie. They are only replace the wire if it is already damaged.

[@asoshkin]

@@OffWeekGarage Sorry if you misunderstood. Yes they will replace that particular wire if it’s getting damaged with a different longer one. but in my case for some reason even though the wire is not damaged they didn’t want to zip tie it because they think that it could potentially get unplugged or damaged that way.

[@rollinwitzig7789]

You can’t cut ya hair, we pimp playa’s

[@maindrivecycle]

Keep up the great work, man ✌🏼

[@OffWeekGarage]

Thank you, will do!!⚡️🤘

[@theone2be33]

Thanx for sharing your thoughts

[@billyjones3787]

Text flashes on your video that only 9 field issues have been found? If true, I think most of us are safe until we can get the recall closed at a dealer. Mine was good but I found another smaller wire against then oil filter housing and my horn wire shielding looks a little chaffed. I zip tied both but will report those to the dealer.

[@OffWeekGarage]

Yes, only 9 field reports from Harley service dept’s sending them off to Corporate. But, vibration is the biggest killer of electrical components in applications like this, so I think with time and the issue unsolved, the number of field reports would go up, so I recommend to everyone to give it a once over!

[@billyjones3787]

@@OffWeekGarage It’s pretty crowded behind the voltage regulator. Wires and harnesses are bent and crammed in. This may not be the last of this. I feel like the voltage regulator should be spaced out a bit at the mounting points to give some extra room.

[@NeatFreq]

Had mine inspected yesterday, my voltage regulator wire harness was not rubbing but they added a ziptie to prevent potential in the future. Took less than 20 minutes at my local HD.

[@OffWeekGarage]

Good stuff, no big deal!🙌

[@PIGROLLER1]

Where do I look at harness etc

[@OffWeekGarage]

The wire I showed at about 3/4 of the way through the video, follow it up behind the radiator, or check out the recall, HD goes into great detail of where and how to repair!

[@joshuademagistris1946]

Hey man. Love the channel. I have the same bike as you. I had a triangle light come on. Ecm code P06930 fan circuit relay. Did you get this when you were having your electrical gremlin's? Bike ran fine today for almost 100 mile ride. Just curious if this was the start of the current recall you're talking about. Thanks!

[@OffWeekGarage]

I got the triangle light, but mine showed up as a cam sensor failure code, that was due to the misfire caused by the short to ground, not an actual issue with the cam sensor or cam sensor wiring. The cam sensor was reading correctly, seeing the irregularity in running parameters due to what was going on with the bike dying/shutting off or misfiring. Modern cars and bikes CEL’s and warnings are not like old fashioned obd2 stuff from the 90’s.

[@teamtornado9379]

My bike screen went off a couple times 🤔

[@teamtornado9379]

My bike screen went off a couple times 🤔

[@NorCal-refrigeration]

🤘⚡️🤘✨✨✨

[@tygate83]

Curious what your build date is. Mine is May 2024.

[@OffWeekGarage]

I’d have to look, I took delivery end of Jan, so I’d assume late last year!

[@mheil00509]

It’s a simple zip tie repair, if that wire on your bike isn’t already damaged. Unfortunately for you, the damage was already done. The wiring harnesses are NOT defective. It’s a routing issue. These are the trials and tribulations of buying the 1st year of a new model.

[@OffWeekGarage]

Exactly!

[@eddiebenzz]

Oh Wow ! 😮 why would anybody buy a Harley ? 🤔 ( fair question ? 🤔 ) Shouldn’t they have tested their bikes before putting them on the market ??? 🤔 especially with the prices they charge ?? 🤔

[@OffWeekGarage]

@@eddiebenzz They did test them, but only time, thousands of miles and vibration can weed out things like electrical harnesses rubbing in weird places on a motorcycle. I don’t fault the MOCO at all on this, it’s hard finding good places to run all the wiring on a motorcycle, there’s only so many options.

[@4wdiesels]

Fair question? Sounds like a stupid question. Why would anybody buy a Toyota? Shouldn't they have tested their trucks before they realized they had to recall 100k units because of defective engines? Why would anybody buy a Ford? They just recalled 90k units for defective intake valves in their EcoBoost engines. Especially with the prices they charge.🤔

[@ronberry5316]

Personally, I'm impressed with the way HD is handling the issue. Up front and putting it out there. There are some automotive manufacturers who have lied and hid their problems until they are sued and leaked emails proved they knew about the unfixable problem BEFORE manufacturing the car. This is a simple wire routing issue fixed with a zip tie that didn't show up until there were miles put on the bikes. Kudos to HD.

[@gertklay4648]

Every brand has (it's own) issues.... I hear the same sh.. from BMW and KTM riders. Pushing sales, using bad quality parts, shortage of materials etc.

[@neil-yn1ep]

Every motorcycle brand has recalls !

[@zavlo72]

Easy repair did mine. just get loom, sleeve, wire cover of your choosing to ensure no future rubbing. zip tie. done. Then go online and buy a skid plate to protect under sider of radiator/hoses. If you have damage DO NOT soldier and electric tape! Stupid ass advice! if you cant fix it right take it to dealer

[@paulsilson2148]

Told you to sell that p o s

[@theone2be33]

Why So SERIOUS?

[@paulsilson2148]

@@theone2be33 because you don't let these companies take advantage

[@MinnowMoto]

👍👍👍👍

[@frankfurther3828]

Once a great American company, HD has made offshore sub-assembly-equipped garbage since 1999. Once known as the "King of the Highway" is now the "King of the Recall". Overteched, overpriced, undertested poserjunk.

[@Jade_SB]

✌

[@joeburr7537]

"Good job Harley"??