Harley-Davidson Equipment

Harley Davidson is recalling about 6,000 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. This could lead to a loss of traction, possibly without warning, and could cause a vehicle crash.

Campaign
03E051000
Manufacturer
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO.
Reported
16 October 2003
Vehicles
6,000
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
5 December 2003
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • Harley-Davidson OIL Cooler KIT 62868-99B

What the defect is

Harley-davidson genuine motor accessories premium oil cooler kits p/n 62868-99B used on the touring family motorcycles. The kits have a hose that under certain circumstances may rub on the engine crankcase. This condition could cause the oil hose to abrade over time, thereby causing a spillage of oil.

What could happen

This could lead to a loss of traction, possibly without warning, and could cause a vehicle crash.

What gets fixed

HARLEY-DAVIDSON WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE HOSE FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 5, 2003.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA16 October 2003
  2. Owners notified5 December 2003

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 16 October 2003.

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 do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact harley-davidson at 414-342-4680.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO.
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, customers can 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.

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