Recall Register

1990 Harley-Davidson FX: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1990 Harley-Davidson FX. The newest campaign is 92V173000. NHTSA received the report on 30 Nov 1992. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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, 92V173000, in the NHTSA record

Replace the fuel inlet needle.
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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

3 campaigns, newest first. 107,577 units in total.

  1. 92V173000Received . 66,046 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The fuel inlet needle does not seal properly against the fuel inlet seat.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The fuel overflow system allows fuel to leak onto theground, which could result in a fire if exposed to a source of ignition.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace the fuel inlet needle.

    Report filed by HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 92V125000Received . 6,838 units.

    Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery / Cables

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The positive battery cables installed as part of harley- davidson's previous recall 077 (NHTSA recall 92v011000) can fail in service.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Failure of the positive battery cable results in loss ofelectrical system functions of ignition, lights, and accessories.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install new replacement battery cables.

    Report filed by HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO..

  3. 92V011000Received . 34,693 units.

    Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery / Cables

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The positive battery cable can chafe because of its proximity to the oil tank, causing a short circuit if the cable should ground.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The heat from a short circuit could result in a vehiclefire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace the postive battery cable.

    Report filed by HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO..

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

1 complaint, 1 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1990 Harley-Davidson FX: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Fuel System, Gasoline1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
13 Dec 1996

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1990 Harley-Davidson FX, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1996, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1990 Harley-Davidson FX
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE92066Preliminary evaluationCARBURETOR FUEL LEAKAGEVehicle Speed Control / Linkages23 Jul 199230 Nov 199292V173000

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.

  1. 19881
  2. 19892
  3. 19903
  4. 19911
  5. 19951
  6. 19962
  7. 19971
  8. 19980
  9. 20000

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1990 Harley-Davidson FX: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/harley-davidson/fx/1990/. 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
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1990 Harley-Davidson FX?
107,577 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Harley-Davidson FX have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the Harley-Davidson FX, model years 1988 to 2000. 3 of them name the 1990 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1990 Harley-Davidson FX name most often?
Fuel System, Gasoline: 1 of 1 component mention.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1990 Harley-Davidson FX open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.