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1986 Harley-Davidson Fxstc 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 Sep 12, 2002
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 Aug 7, 2002

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1986 Harley-Davidson Fxstc. 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

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Fuel system
Filed Sep 12, 2002

CONSUMER PURCHASED TWO GAS CAPS AND DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL LEAKED OUT FROM THE TOP OF THE TANKS DOWN THE SIDES LIFTING THE TWO WEEK OLD PAINT JOB AND POURING DOWN ONTO THE HOT ENGINE AND EXHAUST PIPES, GAS CAPS ARE PART NUMBER 21-327 AND 21-328 FROM JIREH CYCLES, THE TANKS WERE ALSO PURCHASED FROM THIS COMPANY. *JG

NHTSA ID
567420
Incident
Aug 1, 2002
Engine
Filed Aug 7, 2002

PURCHASED TWO GAS CAPS FOR 1986 FXSTC PART # 21-327 AND 21-328 FROM JIREH CYCLES AT 10 MAIN STREET, FESTUS, MO 63028 PHONE 877-6810448. THE GAS TANKS WERE ALSO PURCHASED FROM THIS COMPANY. WHEN I PUT THE GAS CAPS ON AND DROVE THE VEHICLE THE FUEL LEAKED OUT FROM THE TOP OF THE TANKS DOWN THE SIDES LIFTING THE TWO WEEK OLD PAINT OFF THE TANKS POURING ON TO THE HOT ENGINE AND HOT EXHAUST PIPES. I IMMEDIATLY CONTACTED THE BUISINESS I PURCHASED THE PARTS FROM AND WAS TOLD BY THEIR SALES MANAGER THAT ALL SHE (KRISTIE) COULD DO IS REPLACE THE GAS CAPS. WHEN I ASKED FOR THE NUMBER AND NAME TO THE MANUFACTURER SHE GAVE ME THE NUMBER TO THE DISTRIBUTOR A COMPANY CALLED MIDWEST MOTORCYCLES- 111 MANUFACTURER DR., ARNOLD, MO PHONE 800-325-3914. I ORIGINALLY SPOKE TO A REP ( WALTER STOCKMAN ) AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO HIM. HE TOLD ME HE WOULD GET BACK TO ME WITH THE NAME OF THE MANUFACTURER SO I COULD BE COMPENSATED FOR THE DAMAGE. HE WOULD NOT TAKE MY CALLS FOR THREE DAYS , I TOLD THE SECRETARY I WAS GOING TO CONTACT THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION IF I DID NOT HEAR BACK FROM HIM. HE CALLED THE NEXT DAY AND INSTRUCTED ME TO SEND THE PART BACK TO JIREH CYCLES AND HAVE THEM FORWARD IT TO HIM TO DETERMINE IF THE PART IS DEFECTIVE. HE REFUSES TO GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION ON THE MANUFACTURER, SO I CAN CONTACT THEM. THESE GAS CAPS CAN BE A DEFINATE FIRE BALL HAZARD NOT TO MENTION THE POTENTIAL OF PROPERTY DAMAGE.

NHTSA ID
765352
Incident
Aug 1, 2002

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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