The defect
THE FUEL INLET NEEDLE DOES NOT SEAL PROPERLY AGAINST THE FUEL INLET SEAT.
The risk
THE FUEL OVERFLOW SYSTEM ALLOWS FUEL TO LEAK ONTO THEGROUND, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE IF EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
The remedy
REPLACE THE FUEL INLET NEEDLE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson FL | 1990, 1991 |
| Harley-Davidson FX | 1990, 1991 |
| Harley-Davidson FXD | 1990, 1991 |
| Harley-Davidson FXR | 1990, 1991 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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 FL | 1990 | 0 | 3 |
| Harley-Davidson FL | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson FX | 1990 | 1 | 3 |
| Harley-Davidson FX | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson FXD | 1990 | 0 | 2 |
| Harley-Davidson FXD | 1991 | 0 | 2 |
| Harley-Davidson FXR | 1990 | 2 | 3 |
| Harley-Davidson FXR | 1991 | 0 | 2 |
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. |
| 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 |
| 92V102001 3 Aug 1992 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1992