1996 Harley-Davidson FX: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1996 Harley-Davidson FX. The newest campaign is 96V204000. NHTSA received the report on 22 Oct 1996. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Fuel Injection System. NHTSA has 1 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, 96V204000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers the replace the diaphragm in the fuel valve.
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.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
Since the last update
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 176,766 units in total.
96V204000Received . 176,515 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Fuel Injection System
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The effects of reformulated gasoline along with certain usage of the fuel supply valve affects the supply of gasoline to the carburetor. This condition requires two factors: (1) the use of reformulated fuels containing mbte and (2) starting the motorcycle with the fuel valve handle in the off position.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition can cause the fuel flow to be unpredictable thus causing the engine to shut down increasing the risk of a motorcycle accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers the replace the diaphragm in the fuel valve.
Report filed by HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
96V103000Received . 251 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The seal on the rear master cylinder piston can move out of position.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition can result in a loss of rear braking performance increasing the potential for a vehicle accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the rear brake master cylinder.
Report filed by HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO..
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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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.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 |
- 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
- 12 Feb 1997
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.
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
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1996 Harley-Davidson FXThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1996 Harley-Davidson FX: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/harley-davidson/fx/1996/. 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 1996 Harley-Davidson FX?
- 176,766 units in 2 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. 2 of them name the 1996 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1996 Harley-Davidson FX name most often?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 1 of 1 component mention.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Harley-Davidson FX open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.