Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1990 Harley-Davidson Flstc

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › engine. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Structure › Body › Bumpers93E030000
Filed Aug 19, 1993715 vehiclesHarley-Davidson Motor Co.

Defect. THE SCREWS ISSUED IN A KIT TO MOUNT THE FENDER AND AN ACCESSORY FRONT BUMPER ONTO THE MOTORCYCLES CAN BREAK, CAUSING THE FENDER AND BUMPER TO LOOSEN AND POSSIBLY CONTACT THE FRONT TIRE.

Risk. CONTACT BETWEEN THE FENDER AND BUMPER AND THE FRONTTIRE MAY RESULT IN TIRE FAILURE AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

Remedy. REPLACE THE SCREWS IN THE KITS WHICH ARE LOCATED AT DEALERSHIPS. OWNERS OF INSTALLED KITS WILL BE NOTIFIED TO HAVE THE MOUNTING SCREWS REPLACED.

Electrical System › Starter Assembly › Relay92V180000
Filed Dec 14, 199277,407 vehiclesHarley-Davidson Motor Co.

Defect. THE STARTER RELAY MAY SHORT CIRCUIT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED.

Risk. THE SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE STARTER RELAY MAY DEVELOP ENOUGHHEAT TO CAUSE A FIRE IN THE RELAY, OTHER PARTS OF THE MOTORCYCLE, AND OTHERITEMS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA.

Remedy. REPLACE THE STARTER RELAY.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 19, 1997NV

CRANKSHAFT FAILED.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2012
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20162000Routine
20152000Routine
20143000Routine
20132000Routine
201212000Routine
20115000Routine
20101000Routine
200911000Routine
20083000Routine
20078100Routine
20061000Routine
20052100Routine
20040100Routine
20030100Routine
20022110Routine
20011000Routine
20009000Routine
19991100Routine
19983000Routine
19964000Routine
19920100Routine
19910200Routine
1990 — this page1200Routine

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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: Aug 19, 1993. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.