I hav to wonder how evenly this kind of stuff is enforced. I had a 2000 ford F150 that was using an ancra tie down trippled back and forth under the front part of the gasoline tank for a few years and the recall notice came in the mail right about the time the other strap gave out and I noticed the tank low. Virtually the same thing on the tie rod ends which never was a recall just a vague letter about how the measuring technique had been changed. These things can be quite a burden on the entity selling them, Ford keeps sending me notices as I havn't yet got my gasoline tank straps fixed and I havn't yet turned in the plates as it is now off the road. I note a few of the motorcycle items below the article doesn't give any idea how much of the fine is motorcycle related. Recall Number: 10 V 274 000 Date: 15-JUN-2010 Models: 2008-2009 F650GS and F800GS Subject: Drive Chain Can Break Potentially Defective: 1,916 I thought they used a continious chain with no masterlink and charged customers to remove the swingarm for a chain and sprocket job. If that is true I am curious of the specifics here. Recall Number: 10 V 276 000 Date: 15-JUN-2010 Models: 2007-2009 R1200 and K1200 Subject: Front Brake Lines Potentially Defective: 15,532 Intresting but how many were really defective. Recall Number: 10 V 328 000 Date: 19-JUL-2010 Models: 2005-2009 R1200RT Police Subject: Audible Signaling Device Bracket Potentially Defective: 1,900 They actually have sold that many police bikes in four years? Recall Number: 10 V 488 000 Date: 08-OCT-2010 Models: 2005-2011 Motorcycles Subject: Rear Wheel Linkage Potentially Defective: 11,826
Probably cheaper to pay the 3million than address the issues- if buyer dissatisfaction and safety were not considered an issue... though I would hope that would be the first and foremost concern. No Husky models reported- but if we will fix it and revel in our abilities and only complain if we can't.
