American motorcycle maker, Harley-Davidson has announced to recall around 19,000 motorcycles in the US due to brake bolt corrosion in the brake master cylinder's banjo bolt thread. The corrosion can lead to a sudden loss of brake fluid resulting in reduced effect of the front brakes increasing the risk of a crash.

The problem is discovered in motorcycles manufactured between 22nd August 2012 and 24th February 2013 in the United States that include the FXST103, FLSTC, FLSTC103, FLSTF, FLSTF103, FXDL, FXDWG, FXDWG103, FXDC, FXDB, FLSTN, FLSTN103, FLSTC103Shrine, FLSTFB, FLSTFB103, FXS, FXS103, FLS, FLS103, FLD, FLD103, FXDF, and FXDF103 Dyna and Softail.