Model year record

1993 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTC

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. 2 owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 93V211000

Vehicle speed control

Component
Vehicle speed control
Manufacturer
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO.
Vehicles affected
4,038
Reported to NHTSA
1993-12-13
Owners notified
1994-01-07

Defect description

THE COMPONENTS WITHIN THE RIGHT-HAND SWITCH ASSEMBLY MAY GENERATE HEAT, WHICH IS CONDUCTED BY THE METAL THROTTLE GUIDE TUBES, SUFFICIENT TO MELT THE INTERLINER BETWEEN THE CABLE HOUSING AND THE THROTTLE CABLE, THUS RESTRICTING THE MOVEMENT OF THE THROTTLE CABLE.

Safety risk

RESTRICTION OF THE THROTTLE CABLE MOVEMENT MAY CAUSE THETHROTTLE TO BIND, WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

REPAIR THE THROTTLE CABLE.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

ComponentComplaintsMedian mileage
Vehicle speed control1
Visibility: windshield1

The 1992 model has about half as many complaints as this one. The 1994 model has about a quarter as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

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.