1998 Harley-Davidson Fltr

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › ignition › switch. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Electrical System › Ignition › Switch2
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
Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Dec 15, 1999CA

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #98V158000. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP & TOOK VEHICLE IN ON DATE GIVEN. ONE YEAR LATER STARTED TO EXPERIENCE CUT OFF PROBLEM. DID NOT HAVE PROBLEM PRIOR TO RECALL REPAIRS. THE REMEDY FOR IGNITION SWITCH WAS A FAILURE. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Nov 23, 1998VA

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL 98V158000 & CONTACTED DEALER. INFORMED NO PARTS AVAILABLE AS OF YET. WOULD PUT OWNER ON WAITING LIST. SO FAR NO PARTS HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRS.*AK

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2009
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
200916310Routine
200814200Routine
20076000Routine
20031100Routine
19990100Routine
1998 — this page2100Routine
19970100Routine
19960100Routine
19950100Routine
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.