The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THESE SIDECARS WERE BUILT WITH AN AXLE THAT COULD BREAK.
The risk
THIS COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE, RESULTING IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AXLES ON THESE SIDECARS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson Sidecar | 1998 |
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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 Sidecar | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
Other unknown or other recalls in 1999
11 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the unknown or other; HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY filed 53 campaigns in all.
| 99V330000 22 Nov 1999 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 99V306002 18 Nov 1999 | FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILER |
| 99V306003 16 Nov 1999 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 99V306001 1 Nov 1999 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 99V242002 25 Oct 1999 | NEW FLYER OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 99V242001 8 Sept 1999 | ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 99V230000 23 Aug 1999 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 99V117000 6 May 1999 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999