Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1993 Harley-Davidson Sportster, most frequently naming the body & structure category.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
Not enough dated records to plot a meaningful trend — 2 months of data.
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
REPORTING THE FRAME WAS NOTICE BROKEN, AFTER TRAVELING ON THE HWY. MFR'S NOTIFIED AND REPLACE FRAME, BUT HAVE TO TRANSFER ALL PARTS OVER AT CONSUMER COST. ASKING NHTSA TO PROVIDE OR HELPINTHIS MATTER.
REAR FRAME SECTION FAILED ON BOTH SIDES BEHIND REAR STRUT MOUNTING AREA RESULTING IN DRIVER SEAT, PASSENGER SEAT AND REAR FENDER COLLASPSING ONTO REAR WHEEL POSSIBLY RESULTING IN REAR WHEEL LOCK UP, LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND DEATH TO BOTH PASSENGERS.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.