1979 Harley-Davidson 1000: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 1979 Harley-Davidson 1000. The newest campaign is 79V167000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Jul 1979. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Pedals and Linkages. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 79V167000, in the NHTSA record
The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace the rear brake pedal without charge.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
4 campaigns, newest first. 50,521 units in total.
- 79V167000Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Pedals and Linkages
- 79V169000Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Master Cylinder
- 79V115000Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Pedals and Linkages
- 79V100000Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Master Cylinder
79V167000Received . 27,546 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Pedals and Linkages
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Because the rear brake pedal is made of aluminum castings it could break at the pedal arm or clamping hole.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace the rear brake pedal without charge.
Report filed by HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
79V169000Received . 21,970 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Master Cylinder
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The rear brake master cylinder plastic piston employs a non-specified material which may allow excessive water absorption. As a result, the plastic piston might stick in the master cylinder piston bore and cause brake drag.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will replace rear brake master cylinder pistons without charge to owner.
Report filed by HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
79V115000Received . 635 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Pedals and Linkages
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The rear brake free travel adjusting bolt and nut installed during vehicle assembly may have been incorrectly tightened. This could cause the brake pedal to become jammed during brake operation.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, adjust and tighten the jamnuts.
Report filed by HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
79V100000Received . 370 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Master Cylinder
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain vehicles may have been equipped with front brake master cylinders which have fissures in the cylinder bodies. This would allow brake fluid leakage through the fissured section.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will replace defective front brake master cylinders without charge to owners.
Report filed by HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
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Cite this page
Recall Register. 1979 Harley-Davidson 1000: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/harley-davidson/1000/1979/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1979 Harley-Davidson 1000?
- 50,521 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Harley-Davidson 1000 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the Harley-Davidson 1000, model years 1975 to 1979. 4 of them name the 1979 model year.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1979 Harley-Davidson 1000 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.