1998 Harley-Davidson Fltri

Routine

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

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline1
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
Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Sep 30, 1999CA

RECEIVED NOTICE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND TOOK MOTORCYCLE FOR REPAIRS. 1 YEAR LATER, EXPERIENCED CUT OFF PROBLEM. DID NOT HAVE PROBLEM PRIOR TO RECALL REPAIRS. RECALL REPAIR WAS A FAILURE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Sep 23, 1999CA

ENGINE STOPS SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2006
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20065000Routine
20052000Routine
20034200Routine
20020100Routine
20010100Routine
20001100Routine
19991200Routine
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.