If it's a recall then why do customers have to pay for it? Two months ago I took my car to the dealer for a recall issue. My car was no longer under warranty but I didn't pay for the service.

 

The recall didn't cover the ABS module, it covered flushing the brake system and replacing with Harley's revised formula brake fluid that's supposedly more resistant to corrosion.

The thread title is misleading.

 

And if you are paying for the ABS module the old one is yours! I would be taking it with me!

 

I looked through the manual of my 2017 car and brake fluid isn't even mentioned in the maintenance schedule, through a 150,000 miles.

 

DOT3 and 4 absorb a little moisture. So at minimum, I would vacuum out about 6 oz from each line ever 25K or so. Never pump master with a line open however. If that is your only way, leave it alone.
Subie, Honda and Toyota have a call out for brake fluid replacement.

Not for the ABS, the rest of the system.

 

Everything is a “small price to pay” until you have to pay it.

In my old bike I used to flush the brake fluid every year or 10,000 miles. Took me about a half hour in my own garage to do.

With this new bike, I have to make an appointment, make an 80 mile round trip to the nearest dealer (yes, the nearest dealer is 40 miles away), and waste an entire day waiting for their service department to do what I used to be able to do myself. All because I don’t have a laptop computer and the proprietary software to cycle the ABS module.

 

You don't need to cycle the module to bleed the fluid. As long as you don't get air in it, you can DIY.

 

Ya I wonder why it needs replacement. Old silicone based fluid in my 01 had, due to moisture. But stuff now is sane as most cars I believe.

I'd like abs. Just don t want to deal with dealer.


Plenty of people more than 40 miles from dealer. You are talking vacation day to bring bike in.

 

I came across this post, while searching on line for my ABS ordeal: I took my 2011 FLHTK/Ultra Limited in to have new tires installed a few weeks ago. While there, the service writer mentioned a recall for the braking system. ‘Flushing and adding new brake fluid’ Upon completion, I was told my bike’s ABS module had been bypassed. Needless to say, this was news to me! This would have been important (need to know) information for a seller, to pass on to a buyer! Good thing I haven’t had to brake hard etc, during the (almost) 2 years I’ve owned the bike!

 

I'd like to see a photo of those extra brake lines tucked somewhere unnoticeable.