The defect
THE FUEL TANK LEAKED AS A RESULT OF IMPACT TESTING PERFORMED BY HARLEY-DAVIDSON.
The risk
SPILLED FUEL CAN IGNITE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OFIGNITION.
The remedy
REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLES TO AVOID THE FUEL SPILLAGE CONDITION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson FXD | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
| Harley-Davidson FXR | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson FXD | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson FXD | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson FXD | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson FXD | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson FXD | 1990 | 0 | 2 |
| Harley-Davidson FXD | 1991 | 0 | 2 |
| Harley-Davidson FXD | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson FXR | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson FXR | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Harley-Davidson FXR | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| Harley-Davidson FXR | 1989 | 0 | 2 |
| Harley-Davidson FXR | 1990 | 2 | 3 |
| Harley-Davidson FXR | 1991 | 0 | 2 |
| Harley-Davidson FXR | 1992 | 1 | 1 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1992
17 of the 185 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1992 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. filed 87 campaigns in all.
| 92V172002 2 Dec 1992 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 92V172001 2 Dec 1992 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 92V175000 2 Dec 1992 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
| 92V173000 30 Nov 1992 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 92V161000 3 Nov 1992 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 92V150000 19 Oct 1992 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 92V147000 14 Oct 1992 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 92V117000 19 Aug 1992 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1992