Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 9 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic, most frequently naming the engine, driver assistance and electrical categories.
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
| Month | Complaints filed | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1998 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 1998 | 1 | 2 |
| May 2001 | 1 | 3 |
| Jun 2001 | 1 | 4 |
| May 2002 | 1 | 5 |
| Jul 2003 | 1 | 6 |
| Jul 2005 | 1 | 7 |
| Jul 2007 | 1 | 8 |
| Jul 2014 | 1 | 9 |
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
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR PRESENT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK WHERE THE FUEL LINE WAS CONNECTED BECAME FRACTURED IN HALF ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE. A RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2001 IN WHICH THE CAM BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. HE STATED THAT THE NOISE HAS RETURNED AND THE CAM BEARINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE FAILURE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED ABOUT A WEEK AGO, LAST SATURDAY 7/16/05. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A MISSING IN THE ENGINE. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE ENGINE SEIZED. THEN CONSUMER SKIDDED AND PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE BACK WHEEL LOCKED UP BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOCK UP IN THE CRANK SHAFT BEARING THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRANK SHAFT BEARING WENT OUT AND CAUSED A SEIZING OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER HAS NOTICED THAT THERE IS A MOTORCYCLE SHOP NEARBY WHERE HE FOUND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. THE MOTORCYCLE IS NOW IN THE SHOP. THE CONSUMER HAS ALSO CONTACTED HARLEY DOESN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. OWNER NOTICED THAT OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
THE TOUR PACK BRACKET SNAPPED IN HALF. THE LIGHT MEDAL TUBING WHICH SUPPORTED THE TOUR PACK BROKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND CRACKED ON THE LEFT SIDE AT BOLT SITES. NEARLY $50.00 TO REPLACE. CONSUMER KEPT OLD ONE AND IS GETTING IT WORKED ON. *TT *CB JB
CONSUMER STATES HEARD A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD HER THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE CAM CAUSING METAL SHAVING TO SPREAD ALL OVER THE ENGINE, WHICH IN THE LONG RUN WILL DESTROY THE MOTOR COMPLETELY.*JB
ENGINE WOULD MAKE A LOT OF NOISE WHILE DRIVING. HAD MOTORCYCLE CHECKED AT MOTORCYCLE SHOP. CAM BEARINGS WAS GOING OUT IN ENGINE, CAUSING THE NOISE.*AK
ENGINE CAMSHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS, ONCE PER YEAR. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ,AND MADE REPAIRS AT NO COST. HOWEVER, ASKING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK
CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED RECALL #0091 FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH IN JULY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. LAST TIME THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WAS ON NOVEMBER 10,1998. DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART AVAILABLE YET. CONSUMER STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT GO ON AFTER TURNING THE SWITCH. *AK *TT
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.