Harley-Davidson Motor Co.: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Harley-Davidson Motor Co. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 2, 1989 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 12,422. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
A FATIGUE CRACK IN THE REAR BRAKE LINE ASSEMBLY COULD DEVELOP.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND LOSS OF REARBRAKE OPERATION WHICH WOULD REDUCE STOPPING ABILITY AND INCREASE POTENTIAL FORAN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL REPLACEMENT REAR BRAKE LINE COMPONENTS.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Harley-Davidson Fxst | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Harley-Davidson Fxstc | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Harley-Davidson Fxsts | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 89V184000.
Full record for the 1990 Harley-Davidson Fxst → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →