NHTSA campaign 99V003000 · Harley-Davidson campaign 095

Harley-Davidson Recall 99V-003: HARLEY-DAVIDSON/ENGINE CAM BOLT

NHTSA recall 99V003000 (Harley-Davidson campaign 095) was reported by HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY on January 13, 1999, with 14,211 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Harley-Davidson Flhp, Harley-Davidson Flhpi, Harley-Davidson Flhr and more for the 1999 model year. Owners were notified on January 27, 1999, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
99V003000 (also written 99V-003 or 99V003)
Filed by
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY
Harley-Davidson campaign number
095
Report received
Potentially affected
14,211 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine — Gasoline
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V003000. 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 Flhp

    • 1999 · Vehicles built February 25, 1998 – January 7, 1999 (per NHTSA)
  • Harley-Davidson Flhpi

    • 1999 · Vehicles built February 25, 1998 – January 7, 1999 (per NHTSA)
  • Harley-Davidson Flhr

    • 1999 · Vehicles built February 25, 1998 – January 7, 1999 (per NHTSA)
  • Harley-Davidson Flhrci

    • 1999 · Vehicles built February 25, 1998 – January 7, 1999 (per NHTSA)
  • Harley-Davidson Flht

    • 1999 · Vehicles built February 25, 1998 – January 7, 1999 (per NHTSA)
  • Harley-Davidson Flhtc

    • 1999 · Vehicles built February 25, 1998 – January 7, 1999 (per NHTSA)
  • Harley-Davidson Flhtci

    • 1999 · Vehicles built February 25, 1998 – January 7, 1999 (per NHTSA)
  • Harley-Davidson Flhtcui

    • 1999 · Vehicles built February 25, 1998 – January 7, 1999 (per NHTSA)
  • Harley-Davidson Flhtpi

    • 1999 · Vehicles built February 25, 1998 – January 7, 1999 (per NHTSA)
  • Harley-Davidson Fltr

    • 1999 · Vehicles built February 25, 1998 – January 7, 1999 (per NHTSA)
  • Harley-Davidson Fltri

    • 1999 · Vehicles built February 25, 1998 – January 7, 1999 (per NHTSA)
  • Harley-Davidson FXD

    • 1999 · Vehicles built February 25, 1998 – January 7, 1999 (per NHTSA)
  • Harley-Davidson Fxdl

    • 1999 · Vehicles built February 25, 1998 – January 7, 1999 (per NHTSA)
  • Harley-Davidson Fxds Conv

    • 1999 · Vehicles built February 25, 1998 – January 7, 1999 (per NHTSA)
  • Harley-Davidson Fxdwg

    • 1999 · Vehicles built February 25, 1998 – January 7, 1999 (per NHTSA)
  • Harley-Davidson Fxdx

    • 1999 · Vehicles built February 25, 1998 – January 7, 1999 (per NHTSA)
All Harley-Davidson recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V003000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE ENGINE CAM BOLT CAN LOSE ITS CLAMP LOAD AND/OR BREAK.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO QUIT RUNNING WITH OR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. IN SOME INSTANCES, THE ENGINE COULD RUN ERRATICALLY BEFORE QUITTING.

Manufacturer remedy

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).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 99V003000

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.