1997 Harley-Davidson FL

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System96V204000

Filed Oct 22, 1996176,515 vehiclesHarley-Davidson Motor Co.

Defect. THE EFFECTS OF REFORMULATED GASOLINE ALONG WITH CERTAIN USAGE OF THE FUEL SUPPLY VALVE AFFECTS THE SUPPLY OF GASOLINE TO THE CARBURETOR. THIS CONDITION REQUIRES TWO FACTORS: (1) THE USE OF REFORMULATED FUELS CONTAINING MBTE AND (2) STARTING THE MOTORCYCLE WITH THE FUEL VALVE HANDLE IN THE OFF POSITION.

Risk. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE FUEL FLOW TO BE UNPREDICTABLE THUS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN INCREASING THE RISK OF A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy. DEALERS THE REPLACE THE DIAPHRAGM IN THE FUEL VALVE.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1996

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2001	2	0	1	Routine
2000	1	0	0	Routine
1998	0	1	0	Routine
1997 — this page	0	1	0	Routine
1996	3	2	0	Routine
1995	1	1	0	Routine
1994	1	1	0	Routine
1991	0	1	0	Routine
1990	0	3	0	Routine

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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.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Oct 22, 1996. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.