1999 Harley-Davidson Flhtci

Routine

Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › engine › gasoline. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline2
000
Fuel/Propulsion System1
011
Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch1
000
Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers04V134000
Filed Mar 18, 200481,496 vehiclesHarley-Davidson Motor Company

Defect. ON CERTAIN TOURING AND POLICE MODEL MOTORCYCLES, THE 40 AMP MAIN CIRCUIT BREAKER CAN "OPEN" FOR REASONS OTHER THAN WHICH IT WAS DESIGNED, CAUSING AN UNEXPECTED INTERRUPTION OF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE MOTORCYCLE.

Risk. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE MOTORCYCLE TO STALL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 23, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HARLEY-DAVIDSON AT 1-414-343-4056.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline99V003000
Filed Jan 13, 199914,211 vehiclesHarley-Davidson Motor Company

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE ENGINE CAM BOLT CAN LOSE ITS CLAMP LOAD AND/OR BREAK.

Risk. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO QUIT RUNNING WITH OR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. IN SOME INSTANCES, THE ENGINE COULD RUN ERRATICALLY BEFORE QUITTING.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE CAM BOLTS AND WASHERS.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Fuel/Propulsion SystemFire1 injured
Filed May 18, 201732,000 milesMD

AT 32,000. MILES BOTH FUEL LINES AT BOTTOM OF FUEL TANK STARTED SQUIRTING FUEL ALL OVER HOT ENGINE WHILE RIDING AND CAUGHT FIRE ! ! REPLACEABLE O RINGS DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM INTERNAL LEAK IN BOTH FITTINGS 0

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Filed Aug 10, 200535,000 milesMI

DT: THE CONSUMER WASHAVING A PROBLEM WITH RECALL REPAIRS DONE. HE HAS CALLED THE DEALERSHIP FOR 5 WEEKS AND NO ONE COULD HELP HIM. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT EVERY TIME THAT HE WENT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY GIAVE OUT ALL THE PARTS. THE DEALER KEPT TELLING THE CONSUMER THAT HE NEEDED TO GO TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER AND THE CONSUMER KEPT GETTING A TAPED MESSAGE THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL OPEN AT 8 AM AND IT HAS BEEN AFTER 9 AM WHEN THE CONSUMER H CALLED. THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED AND T MIS FIRED.. THE RECALL IS ON THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE CONSUMER WAS AT A LOWER SPEED OF ABOUT 35 MPH. THE BIKE HAS STALLED ONCE, AND SINCE THEN, THEMOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN MIS FIRING. THE MAINTANCE WAS REGULARLY KEPT. ON THE BIKE. THE OWNERS MOTORCYCLE IS A 1999 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTC1 AND RECEIVED NHTSA 04V13400 AND HARLEYS # 0113. THE CONSUMER WAS UPSET THAT THIS MOTORCYCLY HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jan 31, 2001FL

HARLEY DAVIDSON REPORTS ENGINE FAILURES OCCUR AS A RESULT OF CAM BEARING FAILURE. HARLEY WILL NOT SUPPLY INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR ME TO DETERMINE IF MY ENGINE IS SUBJECT TO FAILURE. THEREFORE, I AM UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF I SHOULD SPEND THE $806.00 REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE BEARINGS. ENGINE FAILURE ON A MOTORCYCLE CAN BE DEADLY AND IT IS IMPERITIVE THAT HARLEY DAVIDSON PROVIDE A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE REASONS AND CAUSES OF THIS BEARING FAILURE SO THAT I CAN DETERMINE IF I NEED TO MAKE REPAIRS. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE WILL BE APPRECIATED.*AK

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch
Filed Jun 15, 2000AZ

BUTTOM ON THE HANDLEBARS INITIATE THE TURN SIGNALS, WHEN THE BUTTON ON THE TURNING SIGNAL COMES ON AND IS SUPPOSED TO STAY ON UNTIL YOU FINISH THE TURN. THE SIGNAL TURN OFF TOO QUICKLY AND YOU HAVE TO TURN THEM ON THREE TIMES TO GET THROUGH A CORNER.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jun 2, 2000OR

NO SUMMARY LISTED.*AK

5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2001
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20064000Routine
20042010Routine
20032200Routine
20022200Routine
20016200Routine
20006100Routine
1999 — this page5210Routine
19982100Routine
19971100Routine
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: Mar 18, 2004. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.