1991 Harley-Davidson XL Series

Routine

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

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Unknown or Other90V182000
Filed Oct 16, 19903,269 vehiclesHarley-Davidson Motor Co.

Defect. RIGHT SIDE FOOTREST MOUNTS MAY FRACTURE IF SUBJECTED TO HEAVY IMPACT LOADS, SUCH AS WHEN A PARKED MOTORCYCLE FALLS ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.

Risk. SUCH FRACTURES MIGHT RESULT IN LOSS OF RIGHT SIDEFOOTREST AND WILL HINDER THE ABILITY OF THE RIDER TO CONTROL THE FUNCTION OF THE REAR BRAKES.

Remedy. REPLACE RIGHT SIDE FOOTREST MOUNT.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1999
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
19992000Routine
19951000Routine
19921000Routine
1991 — this page0100Routine

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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 16, 1990. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.