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1998 Harley-Davidson Xl 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 Jun 6, 2003
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 Apr 17, 1998

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1998 Harley-Davidson Xl. 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

Electrical
Filed Jun 6, 2003

1998, HARLEY DAVIDSON, XLH883 - BANK ANGLE SENSOR FAILURE CAUSING MOTORCYCLE TO QUIT SUDDENLY IN TRAFFIC...*AK

NHTSA ID
10021146
Incident
Aug 4, 2000
Mileage
4,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Apr 17, 1998

HARLEY DAVIDSON FLTR 1998, THE HEADLIGHT MOUNT FELL OFF, IMPAIRING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. DEALER HAS REPLACED MOUNT, BUT CANNOT ADJUST HEADLIGHT AND CANNOT SEE IN THE EVENING. *AK

NHTSA ID
822543
Incident
Jan 23, 1998

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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