1997 HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORTSTER

0 recalls — 1 complaints

No recalls found for this vehicle.

Complaint Statistics

1 total complaints

Top Reported Components

ComponentComplaints
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Oct 27, 1997
MOTORCYCLE IS AT A STOP, MOTORCYCLE WILL THEN BACKFIRE THROUGH CARBURETOR WHEN ACCELERATING, IT WILL STALL OUT. NEEDS TO RESTART,DEALERSHIP SAYS CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. HAS BEEN IN SHOP TWICE A WEEK SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT,SERIOUS LOUD PINCH WHICH CAUSES LOSS OF POWER ON ACCLERATION JUST ON HOT DAYS. THIS... Read more

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
PE — Closed — Model Year: 2000
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

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year Recalls Complaints
2008 0 2 View
2007 0 1 View
2005 2 9 View
2003 0 11 View
2002 0 7 View
2001 0 8 View
2000 0 11 View
1999 1 8 View
1998 0 7 View
1997 (current) 0 1
1996 1 6 View
1993 0 2 View
1992 0 1 View
1988 0 2 View
1985 0 5 View
1972 2 0 View
1971 1 0 View

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