Harley-Davidson Motor Co.: Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Harley-Davidson Motor Co. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 22, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 29,986. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE FUEL TANK LEAKED AS A RESULT OF IMPACT TESTING PERFORMED BY HARLEY-DAVIDSON.
The risk
SPILLED FUEL CAN IGNITE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OFIGNITION.
The remedy
REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLES TO AVOID THE FUEL SPILLAGE CONDITION.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Harley-Davidson FXD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Harley-Davidson FXR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Harley-Davidson FXD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Harley-Davidson FXR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Harley-Davidson FXD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Harley-Davidson FXR | 2 | 3 | 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 92V108000.
Full record for the 1992 Harley-Davidson FXD → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →