1997 Harley-Davidson Flhtc

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › brake fluid low warning › lamp. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Brake Fluid Low Warning › Lamp1
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 › Brake Fluid Low Warning › Lamp
Filed Jun 24, 1998FL

BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER USING THE FRONT BRAKE HANDLE AND SOMETIMES IT FLICKERS.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2009
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20131000Routine
20122100Routine
20114200Routine
20107300Routine
200919300Routine
200815200Routine
200714000Routine
20053000Routine
20031100Routine
20022100Routine
20017100Routine
20001000Routine
19996100Routine
19983100Routine
1997 — this page1100Routine
19962100Routine
19956100Routine
19948200Routine
19932100Routine
19923000Routine
19902000Routine

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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.