2016 Harley-Davidson Flhtk Brakes Problems

“We were on a major highway going approximately 70 MPH when the brakes instantly locked up. We went from 70 to 0 in seconds. We barely made it to the shoulder as we needed to clear other bikes. People behind us claim the brake lights never came on nor did the ABS light to indicate an issue. The brakes remained locked for several minutes before we could even move the bike. The bike was trailer to hd in frederick where they claim it's a faulty ABS module. Now hd is fighting the repair. Searching online there is an issue with the ABS modules. …”

“While traveling between la and texas on ih10 west I applied rear brakes,due too riding in a rain storm ,where as there was no pedal went to foot board ,applied front brakes and slowed bike(almost hit the truck in front of me),tried rear brakes and had a pedal so continued on,later I smelt something burning so I got off highway to check, got smoke from my rear brakes , proceeded to nearest harley dealer where I was told it was to late for them to look at (closing time) proceeded home another 100 miles,next day I removed rear brake caliber found the pads burnt up ,got so hot they where white…”

“While riding on hwy the front end starting shaking out of control , my first thought I ran over some thing , applied brake but the brake lever went flat no braking action at all , due to having many years riding experience I just hit the kill switch and used the engine as a brake luckily it worked after getting it stopped I inspected and found my front bearings had fallen apart and out of the front wheel . I only have 16k miles on the bike , well the ABS system works off the wheel bearings , I am suspecting that's why I lost my brakes'' the bearings failed so I lost my braking ability too.. …”

“Abs failure, no ABS failure light on. Riding on i82 between kennewick wa and umatilla or. Riding at 70 MPH, attempted to brake for slow moving traffic and discovered rear brake pedal in hydraulic lock condition, unable to push pedal down...so no rear brake. Almost had an accident. Was able to get harley home safely. Nhtsa campaign number: 18v076000 exist for earlier models with same ABS problem. Cost of repair $1500 to $2000. Need same recall for later years”

“The coolant pump failed causing the engine to over heat which I was informed is a known issue with this year model. Plus my ABS system failed which makes the bike unable to operate.”