1985 HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORTSTER
0 recalls — 5 complaints
No recalls found for this vehicle.
Complaint Statistics
5 total complaints
5 crashes 5 injuries
Top Reported Components
| Component | Complaints |
|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | 5 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
Mar 14, 2000
Incident date: Oct 1, 1999
IN A SIMPLE COLLISION WITH A DEER' I LAYED THE MOTORCYCLE DOWN "VERY HARD" ON IT'S RIGHT SIDE,BUT DUE TO THE FOOT PEG/REAR BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY BEING SUPPORTED ONLY BY AN ALUMINUM SPROCKET CASE,THE PEG SNAPED OFF 'BREAKING MY FOOT!
Crash
1 injured
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
Mar 14, 2000
Incident date: Oct 1, 1999
IN A SIMPLE COLLISION WITH A DEER' I LAYED THE MOTORCYCLE DOWN "VERY HARD" ON IT'S RIGHT SIDE,BUT DUE TO THE FOOT PEG/REAR BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY BEING SUPPORTED ONLY BY AN ALUMINUM SPROCKET CASE,THE PEG SNAPED OFF 'BREAKING MY FOOT!
Crash
1 injured
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
Mar 14, 2000
Incident date: Oct 1, 1999
IN A SIMPLE COLISION WITH A DEER' I LAYED THE BIKE DOWN "VERY HARD" ON IT'S RIGHT SIDE,BUT DUE TO THE FOOT PEG/REAR BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY BEING SUPPORTED ONLY BY AN ALUMINUM SPROCKET CASE,THE PEG SNAPED OFF 'BREAKING MY FOOT!
Crash
1 injured
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
Mar 14, 2000
Incident date: Oct 1, 1999
IN A SIMPLE COLLISION WITH A DEER' I LAYED THE MOTORCYCLE DOWN "VERY HARD" ON IT'S RIGHT SIDE,BUT DUE TO THE FOOT PEG/REAR BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY BEING SUPPORTED ONLY BY AN ALUMINUM SPROCKET CASE,THE PEG SNAPED OFF 'BREAKING MY FOOT!
Crash
1 injured
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
Mar 14, 2000
Incident date: Oct 1, 1999
IN A SIMPLE COLISION WITH A DEER' I LAYED THE BIKE DOWN "VERY HARD" ON IT'S RIGHT SIDE,BUT DUE TO THE FOOT PEG/REAR BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY BEING SUPPORTED ONLY BY AN ALUMINUM SPROCKET CASE,THE PEG SNAPED OFF 'BREAKING MY FOOT!
Crash
1 injured
NHTSA Safety Investigations — HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORTSTER
Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.
PE02083
Opened: Nov 12, 2002 — Closed: Feb 26, 2003
REAR VIEW MIRROR STEM FAILURES
PROMPTED BY THE REFERENCED OWNER COMPLAINT, ODI OPENED THIS PE AFTER DETERMINING THAT HARLEY DAVIDSON DEALERS HAD FREQUENTLY REPLACED THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT (OE) MIRRORS ON 2002 SPORTSTER 1200 CUSTOM MODEL MOTORCYCLES BECAUSE OF STEM FRACTURES ON THE MIRROR ASSEMBLY.THE STEMBEING THE TUBULAR STRUCTU... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORTSTER — All Years Overview
Complete safety history for the HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORTSTER across all model years (1971–2005).
7
Total Recalls
81
Total Complaints
1
Investigations
9
Reported Crashes
0
Reported Fires
4
Reported Deaths
HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORTSTER — Year by Year
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