NHTSA Campaign 80V020000

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT

Issued by HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. · Reported Feb 26, 1980 · 62 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE HEAD OF THE REAR WHEEL SPROCKET MOUNTING BOLT COULD BREAK OFF AND EVENTUALLY WEDGE ITSELF BETWEEN THE ALUMINUM CHAIN HOUSING AND THE SPROCKET. THIS DEFECT IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING PROCESS WHICH MAY CAUSE THE BOLTS TO BECOME BRITTLE.

Remedy

THE DEALER WILL REPLACE ALL FIVE REAR WHEEL SPROCKET MOUNTING BOLTS ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
HARLEY-DAVIDSON 1340 1980 62

Source: NHTSA Campaign 80V020000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.