1997 Harley-Davidson Flhs

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › foundation components › disc. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Electrical System › Ignition › Switch98V158000
Filed Jul 14, 199855,013 vehiclesHarley-Davidson Motor Company

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FL TOURING MOTORCYCLES. A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER THROUGH THE IGNITION SWITCH CAN OCCUR DUE TO EXCESSIVE CURRENT AND OTHER FACTORS.

Risk. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO FAIL TO START, OPERATE ERRATICALLY, OR STALL.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH/CIRCUIT BREAKER AND INSTALL A RELAY KIT.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Sep 2, 1999OK

THE REAR BRAKES, WHICH ARE THE MAIN SUPPORT OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM, FADE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUS EOF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1996
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20031000Routine
19981100Routine
1997 — this page1100Routine
19962100Routine
19950100Routine
19941100Routine

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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: Jul 14, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.