Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1995 Harley-Davidson Softail

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › exhaust system › emission control › gas recirculation valve (egr valve). It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Suspension › Front › Wheel Bearing1
100
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Gas Recirculation Valve (egr Valve)1
000
Electrical System › Ignition1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System96V204000
Filed Oct 22, 1996176,515 vehiclesHarley-Davidson Motor Co.

Defect. THE EFFECTS OF REFORMULATED GASOLINE ALONG WITH CERTAIN USAGE OF THE FUEL SUPPLY VALVE AFFECTS THE SUPPLY OF GASOLINE TO THE CARBURETOR. THIS CONDITION REQUIRES TWO FACTORS: (1) THE USE OF REFORMULATED FUELS CONTAINING MBTE AND (2) STARTING THE MOTORCYCLE WITH THE FUEL VALVE HANDLE IN THE OFF POSITION.

Risk. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE FUEL FLOW TO BE UNPREDICTABLE THUS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN INCREASING THE RISK OF A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy. DEALERS THE REPLACE THE DIAPHRAGM IN THE FUEL VALVE.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Suspension › Front › Wheel BearingCrash
Filed Nov 7, 1997CA

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE RIDING THE FRONT END STARTED WHEEL HOPPING. OWNER TOOKMOTOR CYCLE INTO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT END LOOSENED UP AND WORE OUT THE NECK BEARING AND RACERS, CAUSING A COLLISION. THE DEALER HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jan 27, 1997AZ

WHEN DRIVING THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED, RECEIVED RECALL # 96V204000 OCT 96, STILL WAITING FOR JOB . *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Gas Recirculation Valve (egr Valve)
Filed Dec 20, 1996FL

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. RECALL#96V204000. *AK

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2003
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20131000Routine
20123100Routine
20113100Routine
20101000Routine
20081000Routine
20072100Routine
20054300Routine
20044100Routine
20037010Routine
20024000Routine
20012000Routine
20007000Routine
19990100Routine
19983100Routine
19971100Routine
19963100Routine
1995 — this page3100Routine

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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: Oct 22, 1996. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.