Harley-Davidson Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar

Harley-Davidson is recalling about 9,890 vehicles over a problem with the steering. This condition could cause the driver to lose control of the motorcycle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
99V290000
Manufacturer
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY
Reported
28 October 1999
Vehicles
9,890
Built between
Dec 1997 – Sep 1999
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA investigation
Owners notified
17 November 1999
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between December 1997 and September 1999. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1999-2000 Harley-Davidson 1200Built December 1997 to September 1999

What the defect is

Vehicle description: motorcycles. The handle bars on these motorcycles can break.

What could happen

This condition could cause the driver to lose control of the motorcycle, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE HANDLE BARS.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtDecember 1997 to September 1999
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA28 October 1999
  3. Owners notified17 November 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 28 October 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
0100
Recalling manufacturer
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY
Recall initiated by
ODI

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 recall no. 0100.OWNER notification began november 17, 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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