1997 Harley-Davidson Flhtci

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the unknown or other. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Unknown or Other1
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
Unknown or Other
Filed Jul 6, 2001WI

WHILE DRIVING TOUR PACK MOUNTED ON BACK OF MOTORCYCLE SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2001
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20064000Routine
20042010Routine
20032200Routine
20022200Routine
20016200Routine
20006100Routine
19995210Routine
19982100Routine
1997 — this page1100Routine
19960100Routine
19940100Routine

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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.