Harley Davidson Fxd 1999
Model Fxd made in 1999 by Harley Davidson got 5 consumer complains as well as 2 recalls. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to engine and engine cooling and tires. There were some recalls concerningengine and engine cooling and fuel system, gasoline.
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 | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| 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). | |||||||||||||||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | ||||||||||||||||
| 99V200000 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY | from 04/27/1999 to 06/27/1999 | V (Vehicle) | 10241 | 08/12/1999 | MFR | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY | 07/23/1999 | 07/29/1999 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: motorcycles. these motorcycles were built with a fuel tank vent fitting that could be plugged allowing the carburetor to overflow fuel. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This could result in a fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the fuel tank vent fitting and, if plugged, will correct this condition. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began august 12, 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). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| Consumer received recall letter concerning engine cam bolts. contacted dealer, no parts available to correct recall problem. recall number 99v003000. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 06/20/2001 | 1 | 10/01/1998 | |
| Cam bearings failed while riding motorcycle...this issue is a well known problem with 1999-2000 hd twin-cam engines..this is a potential safety issue..the failure occured while on the road and i just made it home before the engine froze. *ak | |||
| 01/23/2001 | 1 | 04/01/1999 | |
| This is a preventive report !!! i am reporting this for the benefit of other harley owners of this year engine. i wish to have harley recall the bikes rather then issue a 5 yr / 50,000 extended warranty on the bearing. it did not happen to my bike yet. but reports in magazine and on the web indicate that cam bearing failures on certain 1999-2000 harely engines are occuring. the web inteface here would not let me file unless i put numbers in. so, i put in numbers in in order to get a message to you. again it did not fail on my particular engine. i speak for i don't know the exact numbers of bikes that have failed according to magazine articles and the web, and even harley has finally extended the warranty but i feel that is not good enough. i do not intend to file this as a false claim on my bike. but it's a concern for me and in the press, and harley has recognized a problem. is there a way to have them recall the bikes? rather then an extended warranty. the mileage i stated is the correct mileage; 9,200. and failure should be 0 so once again there was no failure, but i would like more information and possibly a recall. the $1,000 dollar damage is a conservative estimate in the event of actual failure. i hope this save some people some trouble, and gets harley to issue a recall instead of warranty extension. we owners paid too much for our bikes and don't need failures that could be prevented rather then, what if or it might fail. i see it as a safety issue. please look into this information.*ak | |||
| 05/18/1999 | |||
| Motorcycle suddenly loses power while driving at highway speed, causing it to shut off. consumer has almost been hit on the highway because of this problem. dealer has been contacted. *ak | |||
| TIRES | |||
| 05/29/2000 | 7 | 09/01/1999 | |
| Tire is split in seven separate places along the center line.*ak( dot number: tire size: 130/90hb16 ) | |||