Brake light issue
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Road Captain
Joined: Mar 2010
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From: Wheeling, WV
Brake light issue
Hello,
Only my 2013 Road Glide Custom, the bike was factory equipped with ABS.
The brake modular became faulty and the tech removed it and switched over to standard brakes,, all new plumbing, worked great! No issues until now.
The instrument panel always shows ABS light, I am ok with that. The problem..service code shows low brake pressure and brake lights do not function, front or rear!
I have checked fuses, ok, I have checked brake relay, ok, I have bleed brakes, ok.
BTW, I have a PowerVision, I cleared the code...no happy...
Any suggestions....Happy Holidays.
Only my 2013 Road Glide Custom, the bike was factory equipped with ABS.
The brake modular became faulty and the tech removed it and switched over to standard brakes,, all new plumbing, worked great! No issues until now.
The instrument panel always shows ABS light, I am ok with that. The problem..service code shows low brake pressure and brake lights do not function, front or rear!
I have checked fuses, ok, I have checked brake relay, ok, I have bleed brakes, ok.
BTW, I have a PowerVision, I cleared the code...no happy...
Any suggestions....Happy Holidays.
Road Master
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,049
Likes: 264
From: Fresno Ca
The front brake switch to turn on the brakelights is behind the lever. You take the lever off to get to it. The rear brake switch is mounted to the brake line behind the right footboard. The rear one had a recall a few years ago but yours has probably already been taken care of. I believe the rear switch is pressure activated. I wonder if that is where the low pressure reading is coming from? Have you checked for voltage at the brake light? Or tried a different bulb?
Grand HDF Member
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 4,458
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From: Oklahoma
What does "brake relay OK" mean? Can you feel it click when you activate either brake control? If so, the problem is between the brake relay and the light bulb..or as suggested above, the light bulb itself. Either replace the bulb or check for power to the socket when either brake control is used. Any rear suspension mods that might have allowed the rear tire to rub through the wiring under the fender? Any wiring mods that required plugs to be disconnected and reconnected? Have you done anything to the tail light itself? If it isn't the light bulb, something you may have done recently is a good place to start re-checking.
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2019
Posts: 1,783
Likes: 938
From: Ohio
Hello,
Only my 2013 Road Glide Custom, the bike was factory equipped with ABS.
The brake modular became faulty and the tech removed it and switched over to standard brakes,, all new plumbing, worked great! No issues until now.
The instrument panel always shows ABS light, I am ok with that. The problem..service code shows low brake pressure and brake lights do not function, front or rear!
I have checked fuses, ok, I have checked brake relay, ok, I have bleed brakes, ok.
BTW, I have a PowerVision, I cleared the code...no happy...
Any suggestions....Happy Holidays.
Only my 2013 Road Glide Custom, the bike was factory equipped with ABS.
The brake modular became faulty and the tech removed it and switched over to standard brakes,, all new plumbing, worked great! No issues until now.
The instrument panel always shows ABS light, I am ok with that. The problem..service code shows low brake pressure and brake lights do not function, front or rear!
I have checked fuses, ok, I have checked brake relay, ok, I have bleed brakes, ok.
BTW, I have a PowerVision, I cleared the code...no happy...
Any suggestions....Happy Holidays.
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Grand HDF Member
Joined: Jan 2012
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From: Oklahoma
Ah yes the Thats BS you dont need that or Thats BS Im not paying to fix that rears its ugly head again. Only someone with an old Chevy on jack stands would come up with its better to change the system over to standard brakes, redo the plumbing vs just replacing ABS brake modulator.
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From: Pennsylvania
Hello,
Only my 2013 Road Glide Custom, the bike was factory equipped with ABS.
The brake modular became faulty and the tech removed it and switched over to standard brakes,, all new plumbing, worked great! No issues until now.
The instrument panel always shows ABS light, I am ok with that. The problem..service code shows low brake pressure and brake lights do not function, front or rear!
I have checked fuses, ok, I have checked brake relay, ok, I have bleed brakes, ok.
BTW, I have a PowerVision, I cleared the code...no happy...
Any suggestions....Happy Holidays.
Only my 2013 Road Glide Custom, the bike was factory equipped with ABS.
The brake modular became faulty and the tech removed it and switched over to standard brakes,, all new plumbing, worked great! No issues until now.
The instrument panel always shows ABS light, I am ok with that. The problem..service code shows low brake pressure and brake lights do not function, front or rear!
I have checked fuses, ok, I have checked brake relay, ok, I have bleed brakes, ok.
BTW, I have a PowerVision, I cleared the code...no happy...
Any suggestions....Happy Holidays.
Is the system linked (front & rear) in any way? Might just be a pressure sensor gone bad for the brake lights. Other than that I have nothing. Good luck
Was the Tech a HD Tech at a dealer or an independent tech?
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2019
Posts: 1,783
Likes: 938
From: Ohio
So you don't even have a best guess to help him with his question? What happened to "his bike, his money, his choice"? Just passed 100k miles on my 08 Road King without ABS, and i haven't been killed even once so far. One thing I know for absolute certain, it won't be an ABS MALFUNCTION that gets me if it happens.