Harley-Davidson Motor Company: Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Harley-Davidson Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 14, 1999 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 116. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR IS NOT LABELED IN CONFORMANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 122, "MOTORCYCLE BRAKE SYSTEMS."
The remedy
DEALERS WILL LABEL THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Harley-Davidson MT500 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Harley-Davidson MT500 | 0 | 4 | 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 99V149000.
Full record for the 1999 Harley-Davidson MT500 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →