SAFETY RECALL NOTICE

Dear Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Owner: This notice is being sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc. has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehiclesafety exists on all M.Y. 2009 through M.Y. 2011 Touring, CVO Touring and Trike vehicles, and on M.Y. 2012 Touring, CVO Touring and Trike vehicles built on or before 9/16/11. The rear brake light switch, P/N 72016-06, installed on these vehicles may be exposed to temperatures that can degrade its performance under certain riding conditions. This condition may affect brake lamp function and/or cause a brake fluid leak at the brake light switch affecting rear brake performance, possibly leading to a crash and potential injury or death. Harley- Davidson has initiated this recall to correct this condition.

We are notifying you because our records indicate that you purchased one of the affected motorcycles. We strongly urge you to contact your dealer to make arrangements to have the appropriate service performed as soon as possible.

Please contact your authorized Harley-Davidson motorcycle dealer immediately and arrange an appointment to have your motorcycle repaired. Your dealer will confirm whether your motorcycle is covered by this recall. If it is covered, the dealer will replace the rear brake light switch. Actual dealer labor time to perform this service will be less than one hour; however, due to scheduling, the dealer may require your motorcycle for a longer period of time. The parts and labor will be free of charge to you. To verify that the service has been completed, your dealer will ask you to sign a recall claim. If you have sold your motorcycle, it is important that you contact us at the telephone number below and provide us the contact information for your purchaser. This will enable us to notify the new owner of this recall. Also, Federal law requires that any vehicle lessor receiving this recall notice forward a copy of this notice to the lessee within ten days.

If you have had this defect repaired before you received this letter, you may be eligible to receive reimbursement for the cost of obtaining a pre-notification remedy of the problem associated with this recall. For more information contact Harley-Davidson at 1-800-258-2464 in the U.S. or 1- 414-343-4056 world-wide. Should you choose to ride your motorcycle prior to this service, we urge you to be aware of this condition.

If you take your motorcycle to your dealer on a mutually agreed upon date and they do not perform the required service to your satisfaction, please contact Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc. for immediate assistance at the address or telephone number listed on this letterhead. If your dealer or Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc. fails or is unable to remedy your motorcycle without charge within a reasonable time, you may wish to inform the Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590, or call the toll-free Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1- 800-424-9153); or contact NHTSA at http://www.safercar.gov.

We regret any inconvenience this may cause you, but we are initiating this action in the interest of your personal safety and satisfaction with our products. Thank you for your cooperation.

Sincerely,
Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc.
Recall 0145