Harley-Davidson FX
Owners filed 6 complaints across 7 model years of the Harley-Davidson FX. The 1997 drew the most (2); the 2000 the fewest (1).
Model years7
Complaints6
Recalls8
Fires0
Deaths0
Every Harley-Davidson FX model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Suspension › Rear | Routine | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components | Routine | |
| 1996 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Gas Recirculation Valve (egr Valve) | Routine | |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1991 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1990 | 1 | 3 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline | Routine |
Which Harley-Davidson FX years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1997 is the weakest year on record, with 2 complaints concentrated in the service brakes, hydraulic › foundation components. It carries 1 recall.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.