Recall · 22V160000
Harley-Davidson Motor recalled 3 models over service brakes, hydraulic
4,177
Vehicles covered
3
Models
5
Model years
March 16, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID
- The defect
- Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) is recalling certain 2021-2022 XL1200X, XL883N, and 2021 XL1200NS XL Sportster motorcycles. The brake fluid warning labels may detach from the brake fluid reservoir caps. As such, these motorcycles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 122, "Motorcycle Brake Systems."
- What it can cause
- Missing brake fluid warning labels may lead to improper brake system maintenance, affecting brake performance and increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Harley-Davidson will mail replacement labels to owners, free of charge. Owners may also take their motorcycles to a dealer for label inspection and replacement, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 4, 2022. Harley's number for this recall is 0632.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Harley-DavidsonXL1200NS | 2021 | Not published here |
| Harley-DavidsonXL1200X | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
| Harley-DavidsonXL883N | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 4,177 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 73% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2021 to 2022, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Harley-Davidson vehicles have been recalled over the service brakes, hydraulic 16 times before this, most recently in December 2018 as 18V927000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry one other recall published here: 21V225000 (exterior lighting).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Harley-Davidson Motor Company with NHTSA on March 16, 2022 as campaign 22V160000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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