1999 Harley-Davidson Softail

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

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.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2003
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20131000Routine
20123100Routine
20113100Routine
20101000Routine
20081000Routine
20072100Routine
20054300Routine
20044100Routine
20037010Routine
20024000Routine
20012000Routine
20007000Routine
1999 — this page0100Routine
19983100Routine
19971100Routine
19963100Routine
19953100Routine

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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.