Harley-Davidson XL Series

Owners filed 4 complaints across 4 model years of the Harley-Davidson XL Series. The 1999 drew the most (2); the 1995 the fewest (1).

Model years4

Complaints4

Recalls1

Fires0

Deaths0

Every Harley-Davidson XL Series model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
1999	2	0	—	—	Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices	Routine
1995	1	0	—	—	Wheels › Rim	Routine
1992	1	0	—	—	Electrical System	Routine
1991	0	1	—	—	—	Routine

Which Harley-Davidson XL Series years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 1999 is the weakest year on record, with 2 complaints concentrated in the visibility › rearview mirrors/devices.

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.