Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 02V002000

Exterior lighting

HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2002-01-04.

Recall campaignNHTSA 02V002000

Exterior lighting

Component
Exterior lighting
Manufacturer
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
28,949
Reported to NHTSA
2002-01-04
Owners notified
2002-01-09

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE CLIPS THAT RETAIN THE WIRING FOR THE FRONT FENDER TIP LIGHT CAN BECOME DETACHED FROM THE FENDER, CAUSING THE WIRES TO FRAY AND SHORT.

Safety risk

THIS COULD CAUSE THE LIGHTING SYSTEM FUSE TO BLOW, LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT AN OPERATIONAL FRONT FENDER TIP LIGHT, HEADLIGHT, TAILLIGHT, RUNNING LIGHTS, AND PASSING LAMPS (IF EQUIPPED).

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FENDER TIP LIGHT WIRING HARNESS RETENTION CLIPS, AND INSPECT AND REPLACE, IF NECESSARY, ANY DAMAGED WIRING HARNESSES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 9, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HARLEY-DAVIDSON AT 1-414-342-4680.

Notes

ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Scope of coverage

20 model years across 11 models.

ModelYears on record
HARLEY-DAVIDSON Flhpei2002 2001
HARLEY-DAVIDSON Flhpi2002 2001
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHR2002 2001
HARLEY-DAVIDSON Flhri2002 2001
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHT2002 2001
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTC2002 2001
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTC Shrine2002
HARLEY-DAVIDSON Flhtci2002 2001
HARLEY-DAVIDSON Flhtcu-1 Shrine2002
HARLEY-DAVIDSON Flhtcui2002 2001
HARLEY-DAVIDSON Flhtpi2002 2001

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.