CONSUMER STATES WHILE RIDING THE CLUTCH CABLE BROKE CAUSING BIKE TO DOWNSHIFT SUDDENLY FROM A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. CONSUMER ADVISED THAT CABLE IS A POUROUS, LOW QUALITY ALUMINUM. TS
1999 Harley-Davidson Fatboy
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › clutch assembly › pedal/hand lever(motorcycle). No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train › Clutch Assembly › Pedal/Hand Lever(motorcycle) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsCONSUMER STATES BATTERY BOLT BROKE OFF INSIDE OF BATTERY. THE BATTERY SHORTED AND THE BIKE STALLED W/O WARNING. TS
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.