- Vehicles
- 1,475
- Built between
- Jan 1973 – Jan 1973
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 15 May 1973
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 1973 and January 1973. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1973 Harley-Davidson XL1000Built January 1973 to January 1973
- 1973 Harley-Davidson XLCH1000Built January 1973 to January 1973
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 1973 to January 1973
- Recall reported to NHTSA30 April 1973
- Owners notified15 May 1973
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 30 April 1973.
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.
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
Harley davidson campaign no 650.MFG.BETWEEN JAN.1, 1973 & JAN.29, 1973.POSSIBILITY that in changing the lighting to meet federal motor vehicle safetystandard 108, a design error was made in the tail light wiring.this errorallowed the wire to contact the rear wheel when the light was adjusted to therear position.(correct by inspecting and placing a clip to hold wire inproper position.
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.