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1999 Harley-Davidson FXR3 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Apr 19, 2004
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Mar 27, 2001

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Harley-Davidson FXR3. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–2 of 2

Body & structure
Filed Apr 19, 2004

SEE COVER LETTER THE CONSUMER NOTICED BLISTERS ON THE FRAME OF HIS MOTORCYCLE. THE CONSUMER HAD METALLURGICAL TESTING DONE WHICH SHOWED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED PRIOR TO FINAL ASSEMBLY AND COATING. THERE WAS ALSO CORROSION ON THE SWING ARM AND VISIBLE PITTING THROUGH THE CHROME. *NM

NHTSA ID
10056819
Incident
Aug 20, 1999
Mileage
7,800 mi
Steering
Filed Mar 27, 2001

FORK STOP FELL RIGHT OFF MOTORCYCLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
884249
Incident
Mar 11, 2001

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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