1998 Harley-Davidson Flhtc

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › ignition › switch. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Wheels1
000
Unknown or Other1
000
Electrical System › Ignition › Switch1
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
Wheels
Filed Mar 11, 2022MN

The rear rim, PN# 0204-0369 has a recall that i had the honor of purchasing. when we took the hardware off from it i noticed there were 3 broken spokes on it. which is in direct association with the recall. but i was told it was not in the recall date.

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 11, 2000WI

ORIGINAL AND REPLACEMENT LUGGAGE RACK TOUR BOX BROKE, CAUSING PASSENGER TO FALL FROM MOTORCYCLE. MANUFCTURER AND DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Oct 16, 1998GA

CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER REGARDING RECALL NOTICE 98V158000, MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 091. DEALER STATES PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS IN WHICH THE DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT IN.*AK CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER MOTOR CYCLE FIXED.*ET

3 of 3 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
1998 — this page3100Routine
19971100Routine
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.