There have been 6 safety recalls for the Harley-davidson 1000. The most recent recalls are shown below. Table 1 and Table 2 show the historical recalls and the recall statistics by the model year of the Harley-davidson 1000.
| Recalled Vehicles: 1979 Harley-davidson 1000, 1979 Harley-davidson 1200, 1979 Harley-davidson 1340, 1979 Harley-davidson 80, 1979 Harley-davidson FLH, 1979 Harley-davidson FXE, 1979 Harley-davidson Fxef, 1979 Harley-davidson FXS, 1979 Harley-davidson XLH, 1979 Harley-davidson XLS |
| Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER |
| Recall Summary: The rear brake master cylinder plastic piston employs a non-specified material which may allow excessive water absorption. As a result, the plastic piston might stick in the master cylinder piston bore and cause brake drag. ... Details of this recall 🔎 |
| Recalled Vehicles: 1978 Harley-davidson 1000, 1979 Harley-davidson 1000 |
| Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES |
| Recall Summary: Because the rear brake pedal is made of aluminum castings it could break at the pedal arm or clamping hole. ... Details of this recall 🔎 |
| Recalled Vehicles: 1979 Harley-davidson 1000, 1979 Harley-davidson XLH1000, 1979 Harley-davidson XLS1000 |
| Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES |
| Recall Summary: The rear brake free travel adjusting bolt and nut installed during vehicle assembly may have been incorrectly tightened. This could cause the brake pedal to become jammed during brake operation. ... Details of this recall 🔎 |
| Recalled Vehicles: 1977 Harley-davidson 1000, 1978 Harley-davidson 1000, 1977 Harley-davidson XLCR1000, 1978 Harley-davidson XLCR1000 |
| Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER |
| Recall Summary: The involved cycles were produced with a rear brake master cylinder push rod which has insufficient contact area with the rear brake master cylinder piston. This could result in the rod penetrating the piston during extremely high pedal effort. ... Details of this recall 🔎 |
| Recalled Vehicles: 1979 Harley-davidson 1000, 1979 Harley-davidson 1200, 1979 Harley-davidson 1340 |
| Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER |
| Recall Summary: Certain vehicles may have been equipped with front brake master cylinders which have fissures in the cylinder bodies. This would allow brake fluid leakage through the fissured section. ... Details of this recall 🔎 |
| Date | Component | Vehicle Affected |
|---|---|---|
| Jul. 9, 1979 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic:pedals And Linkages | 27,546 |
| Jul. 9, 1979 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components:master Cylinder | 21,970 |
| May. 11, 1979 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic:pedals And Linkages | 635 |
| May. 10, 1979 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components:master Cylinder | 3,074 |
| Apr. 17, 1979 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components:master Cylinder | 370 |
| Mar. 1, 1977 | Service Brakes | 79,056 |
| Model | # Recalls |
|---|---|
| 1979 Harley-davidson 1000 | 4 |
| 1978 Harley-davidson 1000 | 2 |
| 1977 Harley-davidson 1000 | 2 |
| 1976 Harley-davidson 1000 | 1 |
| 1975 Harley-davidson 1000 | 1 |