Consumer Complaint Detail
AMERICAN IRONHORSE / TEXAS CHOPPER / 2004
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004031923 | Incident Date: Oct, 31 2004 |
| Consumer's City: FRANKFORT | Consumer's State: IN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: American IronHorse Motorcycle Company |
| Model Name: TEXAS CHOPPER | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Exterior lighting:headlights:high/low beam dimmer switch |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 5L5TX044941 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 01 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 29 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 2 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have attempted to have the following condition fixed at my dealership, but the new switch they put in had the same problem. below is a copy of the correspondence i sent to the mfg. i have a concern about the hi beam lamp switch on my 04 tx chopper. the 2005 aih's do not have this problem and i assumed it has been fixed, and my harley davidson did not operate like this. i am becoming frustrated and this is my last attempt to rectify before contacting the dot. i work in the automotive industry and feel this issue has potential safety and legal implications. my old dealership was american cycle mart in waterford, mi and i am relocating to the indianapolis area. i will do my best to describe my concern here: when you switch up to high beams, the transition is clean and as expected. the issue is when switch down to low beams. if you partially depress the button, but not far enough to reach the transition where it clicks over to low, the headlight goes out completely. the main reason i noticed is due to wearing heavy gloves during colder weather (i just took delivery of the bike this november) that prevented me from fully actuating the switch immediately. my headlight was off only for a moment, but that moment is scary traveling at 70 mph in total darkness. i am sure that proper operation should be either hi or low beam only, and no "off" condition. it seems that the switch contact action is not in time with the spring detent (it should not break contact to the "hi" circuit until the past the switch detent and the "low contact is starting to close.) the worse case scenario should be that both hi and low are at the same time for a brief instant. if i click to low with a solid and quick action, the light pause is not so perceptible. but, i must make a conscious effort to do so. *jb |