Recall campaign · NHTSA 71V197000

Suspension

HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1971-10-29.

Recall campaignNHTSA 71V197000

Suspension

Component
Suspension
Manufacturer
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO.
Vehicles affected
1,600
Reported to NHTSA
1971-10-29
Owners notified
1971-10-09

Manufacturer remedy

No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.

Notes

MINICYCLE.POSSIBILITY THAT FRONT WHEEL AND AXLE COULD BECOMEDISENGAGED FROMAXLE CLIP SLOT IN FORK SIDES IF AXLE NUTS BEC OME LOOSE.CONDITION COULDRESULT IN LOSS OF WHEEL AND PERSON AL INJURY.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING ANDINSTALLING FRONT AXLE R ETAINERS AND SELF-LOCKING NUTS NECESSARY).

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
HARLEY-DAVIDSON Sportster1972

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.