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1993 Harley-Davidson Sportster 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 4, 2000
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 20, 2000

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1993 Harley-Davidson Sportster. 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 Sep 4, 2000

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.

NHTSA ID
869430
Incident
Jun 18, 2000
Body & structure
Filed Aug 20, 2000

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.

NHTSA ID
728495
Incident
Aug 10, 2000

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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