Harley Davidson Flhr 1999

Model Flhr made in 1999 by Harley Davidson got 7 consumer complains there is 1 recall as well as 1 service bulletin. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to engine and engine cooling, other and structure. Technical service bulletines regarding engine and engine cooling. There was one recall concerning engine and engine cooling .

Flhr year 1999

Recalls
Technical Service Bulletins
Consumer Complaints

Car dealers

Model 1999

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Manufacturing date	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE
99V003000	HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY	from 02/25/1998 to 01/07/1999	V (Vehicle)	14211	01/27/1999	MFR	HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY	01/13/1999	01/21/1999
Defect Summary	Vehicle description: motorcycles. the engine cam bolt can lose its clamp load and/or break.
Consequence Summary	This condition can cause the engine to quit running with or without prior warning. in some instances, the engine could run erratically before quitting.
Corrective Summary	Dealers will replace the engine cam bolts and washers.
Notes	Owner notification began january 27, 1999.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.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Replacement Bulletin	Item no.	Summary	Added
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
50	06/01/1999		609078	Twin cam oil pressure sender: when installing user 90 degree crows foot wrench.. *tt	12/08/1999

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
			12/01/1999
	1999 harley davidson 88 cubic inch twin cam engines have a known problem with cam bearings. many of the bearings are failing causing the engine to seize, die or stall causing a hazard to the rider and passenger. harley davidson is aware of this problem and has an update kit of parts available to dealers to fix the problem. they are refusing to take any action until the engine actually fails. i believe there should be a recall to repair the known defects within this engine. i contacted harley davidson customer service department on 11/7/00 and was told when my engine fails they will address the problem. i live in helena montana and there is large portions of this state where there is no asistance available should the engine seize. i believe h-d should upgrade the defective engines before they fail.*ak
07/26/2000		1	09/01/1998
	Original equipment ie. (factory cams and cam bearings) replaced with stage 1 performance cams and new bearing sets at approx. 10,000 miles through the original dealership.
01/08/1999
	While driving about 20 mph engine cam bolt sheared off, causing sudden engine siege. the bolt has been replaced by the dealership. *ak
OTHER
06/11/1998
	Pashanger floor boards are designed to extend beyond the crash bars when the bike is laid on its side. the bike fellover and the floor board folded and the weight of the bike broke the rider's ankle.
STRUCTURE
04/10/2006	31000	2	08/28/1999
	I am the original owner of a 1999 harley road king/fl family cycle. i have had the rear fork swing arm break at the axle through hole slot almost putting me in the bushes. the swing arm is made of 1/8x1x2 inch rectangular structural tubing with the side wall(2) slotted so that little structural integrity remains. in addition:1. the vehicle power plant had increase horsepower that year and no modification to the structure. 2. the shock absorber bottom mount is to the rear of the slot so that it cantilevers each time the shock retracts/extends and in addition the belt adjuster is at the axle point and made of round tubing inside the swing arm acting as a fulcrum point. this leads to tortional and torque loads exceeding the structural integrity/strength odf that section. in previous years the swing arm was round with a casting end and the shock mount forward of the fulcrum axle point. in later years the swing arm was changed gain due to i believe excessive failures. i asked harley to assist repeatedly in the replacement of a cycle with only 30k miles. they refused and would not forward requests up the line or to the engineering dept. and refused to allow me to request any related recall or service bulletin regarding this. it is a poor design, due to the cutaway of the side wall and the location of the shock mount, which exponentially increases the load placed at the shock point according to passenger weight, acceleration and terrain. if they have changed it , why? *nm
SUSPENSION
08/01/1999
	Front tire (dunlop elite) is unstable; causing front tire to wooble while driving at highway speed of 70-75 mph. dealer notified and replace tires. making a report to nhtsa on this matter. *ak
SUSPENSION - REAR
12/01/1999		1	11/01/1999
	Rear cam bearing failed creating lod grinding noise. shut down engine and gave to dealer.cam bearing replaced with same type of roller bearing not updated version .now at 14500 miles engine is begining to make same noise again.notified harley dealer i was told that a extended warranty on motor has been issued .but the bearing will only be replaced with the updated needle bearing after total failure of the old style bearing. harley has issued a service kit #24984-99 toreplace the defective bearings. but they only will do this after the motor has literally blown up. part of the service kit is to flush all metal out of the motor after the old style bearing has failed.what harley-davidson needs to do is replace all the defective bearings that they know are out in the field!

Car dealers selling

State	City	Zip	Name	Phone
NH	MANCHESTER		MANCHESTER HARLEY