1980 HARLEY DAVIDSON 1340 RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

1980 HARLEY DAVIDSON 1340 RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of 1980 HARLEY DAVIDSON 1340 recalls and defects found on 1980 HARLEY DAVIDSON 1340 automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the 1980 HARLEY DAVIDSON 1340 manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their structure, or performance.  Look up customer problems!

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- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
- POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
- STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
- SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
- WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS

Most Recent Recalls For 1980 HARLEY DAVIDSON 1340

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1980 HARLEY DAVIDSON 1340 SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING Recall
1980 HARLEY DAVIDSON 1340	SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING Units affected: 4262	HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. Report Date: 1980-09-24
Summary: THE WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE INVOLVED MOTORCYCLES MAY HAVE HAD INADEQUATE INITIAL BEARING LUBRICATIONS AND SEALING. DEPENDING ON THE DEGREE OF INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION, THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE FAILURE OF THE FRONT AND/OR REAR WHEEL BEARINGS.
1980 HARLEY DAVIDSON 1340 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES Recall
1980 HARLEY DAVIDSON 1340	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES Units affected: 6214	HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. Report Date: 1980-07-24
Summary: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE REAR BRAKE CONTROL MAY DISENGAGE FROM THE FRAME DUE TO STRESSES PRIMARILY CAUSED BY THE LENGTH OF THE BRAKE CONTROL MOUNTING BOLTS.
1980 HARLEY DAVIDSON 1340 WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS Recall
1980 HARLEY DAVIDSON 1340	WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS Units affected: 4690	HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. Report Date: 1980-07-07
Summary: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES THERE MAY BE A GRADUAL LOOSENING OF THE REAR SPROCKET BOLT(S) AND A DECREASE IN THE CLAMPING FORCE NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN A SECURE ATTACHMENT OF THE REAR WHEEL SPROCKET TO THE WHEEL.
1980 HARLEY DAVIDSON 1340 STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE Recall
1980 HARLEY DAVIDSON 1340	STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE Units affected: 3860	HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. Report Date: 1980-05-29
Summary: THE ADJUSTING SCREW, WHICH MOUNTS THROUGH A FORK LOCK LEVER ASSEMBLY INTO THE FORK LOCK ITSELF, MAY NOT BE FULLY AND SECURELY ENGAGED BECAUSE THE SCREW MAY NOT BE LONG ENOUGH. THIS MAY ALLOW THE FORK PIN TO DROP AND ACCIDENTALLY ENGAGE THE FORK LOCK.
1980 HARLEY DAVIDSON 1340 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH Recall
1980 HARLEY DAVIDSON 1340	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH Units affected: 2440	HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. Report Date: 1980-03-31
Summary: THERE IS A POTENTIAL MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE FORK LOCK PIN RETURN MECHANISM WHICH MIGHT ALLOW THE FORK PIN TO DROP AND INADVERTENTLY ENGAGE THE FORK LOCK DURING LEFT HAND TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS.
1980 HARLEY DAVIDSON 1340 POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT Recall
1980 HARLEY DAVIDSON 1340	POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT Units affected: 62	HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. Report Date: 1980-02-26
Summary: ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE HEAD OF THE REAR WHEEL SPROCKET MOUNTING BOLT COULD BREAK OFF AND EVENTUALLY WEDGE ITSELF BETWEEN THE ALUMINUM CHAIN HOUSING AND THE SPROCKET. THIS DEFECT IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING PROCESS WHICH MAY CAUSE THE BOLTS TO BECOME BRITTLE.
1980 HARLEY DAVIDSON 1340 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER Recall
1980 HARLEY DAVIDSON 1340	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER Units affected: 1343	HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. Report Date: 1980-02-14
Summary: THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER CASTING ON CERTAIN VEHICLES COULD BE POROUS AND COULD ALLOW BRAKE FLUID TO SEEP FROM THE CALIPER ASSEMBLY. IF THIS OCCURS, THE REAR BRAKES WILL GRADUALLY LOSE FLUID AND PRESSURE.