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2000 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 Apr 6, 2005
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 Jun 29, 2000

What this page shows

Our database holds 9 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2000 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 1–9 of 9

Visibility
Filed Apr 6, 2005

PE 02-083/REAR VIEW MIRROR STEM FAILURES: THE LEFT SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ISSUE WAS COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL.*AK

NHTSA ID
10117526
Incident
Mar 24, 2005
Mileage
4,250 mi
Electrical
Filed Aug 5, 2002

MOTORCYCLE CAN BE TURNED ON JUST BY TURNING ON IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT PUSHING STARTER BUTTON. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
8015443
Incident
Aug 2, 2002
Engine
Filed Jun 19, 2002

ENGINE ROCKER BOX GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL WHILE DRIVING, DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
8012187
Incident
Jul 10, 2001
EngineFuel system
Filed Apr 10, 2002

XL883C MODEL HAS STALLED OUT SEVERAL TIMES SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE, USUALLY AT 50 MPH. CONTACTED DEALER, WHO IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE PROBLEM, CONSUMER IS NOW EXPERIENCING GAS LEAKS AND FEELS THIS VEHICLE HAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT.*AK *TT

NHTSA ID
8007229
Incident
Jul 1, 2001
Suspension
Filed Aug 5, 2001

MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN INTO DEALER 25 TIMES FOR REPAIRS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, DUE TO MANUFACTURING DESIGN. *AK

NHTSA ID
749879
Incident
Jun 10, 2000
BrakesExterior lighting
Filed Jul 27, 2001

THE TAIL LIGHT FELL OFF AND WAS HANGING BY THE WIRE, LEAVING NO REAR TAIL OR BRAKE LIGHT VISABLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
749328
Incident
Jul 23, 2001
Transmission
Filed Oct 25, 2000

INTERMITTENTLY THERE IS A NEUTRAL POSITION BETWEEN ALL GEARS. MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THIS PROBELM, NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID
873796
Incident
May 5, 2000
Visibility
Filed Oct 23, 2000

R SIDE MIRROR BROKE UPON ACCELERATION FROM A TURN. MIRRORS ON THIS BIKE ARE A KNOWN PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID
734984
Incident
Oct 23, 2000
Filed Jun 29, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
724758
Incident
Mar 15, 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.

Data sources

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