1991 Harley-Davidson Fxstc

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › automatic transmission. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Power Train › Automatic Transmission1
000
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
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 › Gasoline
Filed Sep 22, 1997IN

LEAKS DEVELOPED THROUGH ENGINE'S OIL, DEPRIVING CLUTCH PROPER RETURN. CONSEQUENCE: BOTTOM ENGINE CASINGS. PROBABLE: CAUSE REAR END LOCK UP. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 16, 1997IN

THE SPRING INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION BECAME DETACHED, RESULTING IN THE GEAR SHIFT LOCKING UP. ALSO, CAUSING MAJOR TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2008
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20086000Routine
20072100Routine
19990100Routine
19920100Routine
1991 — this page2100Routine
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: Dec 14, 1992. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.