1999 Harley-Davidson Fxst

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline › storage › tank assembly. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly99V200000
Filed Jul 23, 199910,241 vehiclesHarley-Davidson Motor Company

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THESE MOTORCYCLES WERE BUILT WITH A FUEL TANK VENT FITTING THAT COULD BE PLUGGED ALLOWING THE CARBURETOR TO OVERFLOW FUEL.

Risk. THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL TANK VENT FITTING AND, IF PLUGGED, WILL CORRECT THIS CONDITION.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Aug 4, 1999MI

THERE IS LEAKAGE FROM THE GAS GAUGE WIRE THAT GOES TO THE BOTTOM OF THE GAS TANK DUE TO A MISSING SCREW IN THE FUEL GAUGE, WHICH IS CAUSING LEAKAGE IN THE ENGINE. *AK *YC

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2000
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20231000Routine
20072100Routine
20062000Routine
20031000Routine
20012000Routine
20005000Routine
1999 — this page1100Routine
19920100Routine
19910100Routine
19900200Routine

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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 23, 1999. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.