NHTSA campaign 98E033000 · Equipment recall
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY Recall 98E-033: HARLEY-DAVIDSON/CUSTOM HOOD COVER
NHTSA recall 98E033000 is an equipment recall reported by HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY on October 2, 1998, with 598 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Harley-Davidson Horn Cover for the 1998 model year. Owners were notified on November 2, 1998, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 98E033000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
This is an equipment recall filed by HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.
- NHTSA campaign
- 98E033000 (also written 98E-033 or 98E033)
- Filed by
- HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 598 units (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Unknown or Other
- Owners notified
- Recall type
- Equipment recall
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98E033000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Harley-Davidson
Harley-Davidson Horn Cover
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98E033000.
Defect description
EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: CUSTOM HORN COVERS FOR USE ON 1992-1999 MOTORCYCLES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF XL 883 MODELS. ABRASION LEADING TO POSSIBLE FUEL LEAKAGE CAN OCCUR BETWEEN THE FUEL LINE AND THE ACCESSORY CUSTOM HORN COVER.
Safety consequence
FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE ACCESSORY CUSTOM HORN COVER AND REPLACE IT WITH THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT HORN COVER. IF THE ORIGINAL HORN COVER IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE, IT WILL BE REPLACED. THE FUEL LINE WILL ALSO BE INSPECTED AND REPLACED, IF NECESSARY. OWNERS WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF THE ACCESSORY CUSTOM HORN COVER.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 2, 1998. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR MOTORCYCLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACTHARLEY-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).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 98E033000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.