Certain Harley-Davidson Detachables Saddlebags sold as accessories through Harley-Davidson dealerships may contain a defect.
The saddlebag wall thickness may be inadequate, causing improper latching. The saddlebag latching arm may disengage, potentially allowing the saddlebag to separate from the motorcycle while riding.
Dealers will install a kit onto the affected saddlebags that prevents the arm from unlatching inadvertently. Affected saddlebags have part numbers 90201561, 90201645, 90501552, 90201644, 90201555 and 90201513, and they fit 2018 Softail models.
Another recall!
Strange…why recall a saddlebag latch? Usually they only do a recall after something has been found to be a safety issue and someone might get killed on the motorcycle. And most importantly there is a threat of being sued. Then they do something. There have been many many H-D quality control issues over the past 10-15 years that should have been recalls. I won’t go into detail.