Harley-Davidson Engine and Engine Cooling: Gasoline

Harley-Davidson is recalling about 14,211 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling. This condition can cause the engine to quit running with or without prior warning.

Campaign
99V003000
Manufacturer
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY
Reported
13 January 1999
Vehicles
14,211
Built between
Feb 1998 – Jan 1999
Models
16
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
27 January 1999
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between February 1998 and January 1999. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1999 Harley-Davidson FlhpBuilt February 1998 to January 1999
  • 1999 Harley-Davidson FlhpiBuilt February 1998 to January 1999
  • 1999 Harley-Davidson FlhrBuilt February 1998 to January 1999
  • 1999 Harley-Davidson FlhrciBuilt February 1998 to January 1999
  • 1999 Harley-Davidson FlhtBuilt February 1998 to January 1999
  • 1999 Harley-Davidson FlhtcBuilt February 1998 to January 1999
  • 1999 Harley-Davidson FlhtciBuilt February 1998 to January 1999
  • 1999 Harley-Davidson FlhtcuiBuilt February 1998 to January 1999
  • 1999 Harley-Davidson FlhtpiBuilt February 1998 to January 1999
  • 1999 Harley-Davidson FltrBuilt February 1998 to January 1999
  • 1999 Harley-Davidson FltriBuilt February 1998 to January 1999
  • 1999 Harley-Davidson FXDBuilt February 1998 to January 1999
  • 1999 Harley-Davidson FxdlBuilt February 1998 to January 1999
  • 1999 Harley-Davidson Fxds ConvBuilt February 1998 to January 1999
  • 1999 Harley-Davidson FxdwgBuilt February 1998 to January 1999
  • 1999 Harley-Davidson FxdxBuilt February 1998 to January 1999

What the defect is

Vehicle description: motorcycles. The engine cam bolt can lose its clamp load and/or break.

What could happen

This condition can cause the engine to quit running with or without prior warning. In some instances, the engine could run erratically before quitting.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE CAM BOLTS AND WASHERS.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtFebruary 1998 to January 1999
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA13 January 1999
  3. Owners notified27 January 1999

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 13 January 1999.

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

Manufacturer's recall number
095
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

Owner notification began january 27, 1999.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.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.

Same component

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