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1996 Harley-Davidson Sportster Owner Complaints

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

Data refreshed

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 Aug 26, 1998
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.
0
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.
0
Reports on file since Nov 20, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1996 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 1–6 of 6

Brakes
Filed Aug 26, 1998

DEFECTIVE RELIEF PORT ON THE MASTER CYLINDER CAUSING BRAKES TO LOCK UP AND OVERHEAT.

NHTSA ID
539413
Fuel system
Filed Oct 27, 1997

FUEL VALVE (DIAPHRAM) FAILED.

NHTSA ID
604348
Incident
Dec 1, 1996
Engine
Filed Sep 11, 1997

ENGINE TIMING PLUG MILLING FAILED.

NHTSA ID
604865
Incident
Nov 1, 1996
Fuel system
Filed May 6, 1997

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN NOVEMBER 1996, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. RECALL #96V204000. *AK

NHTSA ID
810541
Fuel system
Filed Dec 19, 1996

CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING RECALL WORK ON THE FUEL SUPPLY VALVE DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

NHTSA ID
513797
Incident
Nov 10, 1996
Fuel system
Filed Nov 20, 1996

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR FUEL SUPPLY VALVES, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID
805332

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.

Data sources

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