- Vehicles
- 28,949
- Built between
- Mar 2001 – Oct 2001
- Models
- 11
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 9 January 2002
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2001 and October 2001. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2001-2002 Harley-Davidson FlhpeiBuilt March 2001 to October 2001
- 2001-2002 Harley-Davidson FlhpiBuilt March 2001 to October 2001
- 2001-2002 Harley-Davidson FlhrBuilt March 2001 to October 2001
- 2001-2002 Harley-Davidson FlhriBuilt March 2001 to October 2001
- 2001-2002 Harley-Davidson FlhtBuilt March 2001 to October 2001
- 2001-2002 Harley-Davidson FlhtcBuilt March 2001 to October 2001
- 2002 Harley-Davidson Flhtc ShrineBuilt March 2001 to October 2001
- 2001-2002 Harley-Davidson FlhtciBuilt March 2001 to October 2001
- 2002 Harley-Davidson Flhtcu-1 ShrineBuilt March 2001 to October 2001
- 2001-2002 Harley-Davidson FlhtcuiBuilt March 2001 to October 2001
- 2001-2002 Harley-Davidson FlhtpiBuilt March 2001 to October 2001
What the defect is
On certain motorcycles, the clips that retain the wiring for the front fender tip light can become detached from the fender, causing the wires to fray and short.
What could happen
This could cause the lighting system fuse to blow, leaving the vehicle without an operational front fender tip light, headlight, taillight, running lights, and passing lamps (if equipped).
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FENDER TIP LIGHT WIRING HARNESS RETENTION CLIPS, AND INSPECT AND REPLACE, IF NECESSARY, ANY DAMAGED WIRING HARNESSES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 9, 2002.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2001 to October 2001
- Recall reported to NHTSA4 January 2002
- Owners notified9 January 2002
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 4 January 2002.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact harley-davidson at 1-414-342-4680.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.