Harley-Davidson Motor Co.: Structure › Body › Bumpers
Harley-Davidson Motor Co. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 8, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,077. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE FRONT FENDER RETENTION BOLTS DO NOT MEET THE PROPER HARDNESS SPECIFICATIONS AND MAY FAIL.
The risk
SHOULD THESE BOLTS FAIL, THE FRONT FENDER COULD COME INCONTACT WITH THE FRONT TIRE CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE, WHICHCOULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT FENDER RETENTION BOLTS.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Harley-Davidson XLH | 0 | 1 | 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 93V185000.
Full record for the 1994 Harley-Davidson XLH → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →