NHTSA campaign 99V149000 · Harley-Davidson campaign 0097
Harley-Davidson Recall 99V-149: HARLEY-DAVIDSON/FMVSS 122/BRAKE FLUID LABEL
NHTSA recall 99V149000 (Harley-Davidson campaign 0097) was reported by HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY on June 14, 1999, with 116 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Harley-Davidson MT500 for model years 1997, 1999. Owners were notified on September 15, 1999, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V149000 (also written 99V-149 or 99V149)
- Filed by
- HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY
- Harley-Davidson campaign number
- 0097
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 116 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 122
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V149000. 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 MT500
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V149000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR IS NOT LABELED IN CONFORMANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 122, "MOTORCYCLE BRAKE SYSTEMS."
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL LABEL THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 15, 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 99V149000
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.