Harley-Davidson 1340Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 11 safety recalls on record for the Harley-Davidson 1340.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints1Top: Engine and engine cooling Safety recalls111979–1995 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Harley-Davidson 1340 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the 1340 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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'79'80'81'86'87'88'95

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1995Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 1988Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1987Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1986Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1981Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1980Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls 1979Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Harley-Davidson 1340 problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint grouped by the system owners reported.

1Engine and engine cooling

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Engine and engine cooling	1	0

11 recalls

Harley-Davidson 1340 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Power train: manual transmission88V-177 · 1986–1988 · Nov 15, 1988 · 43,058 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic81V-011 · 1981 · Jan 26, 1981 · 1,884 vehicles Front: wheel bearing80V-126 · 1980 · Sep 24, 1980 · 4,262 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages80V-084 · 1980 · Jul 24, 1980 · 6,214 vehicles Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs80V-085 · 1980 · Jul 7, 1980 · 4,690 vehicles Column locking: anti-theft device80V-070 · 1980 · May 29, 1980 · 3,860 vehicles Ignition: switch80V-037 · 1980 · Mar 31, 1980 · 2,440 vehicles Driveline: differential unit80V-020 · 1980 · Feb 26, 1980 · 62 vehicles Disc: caliper80V-009 · 1980 · Feb 14, 1980 · 1,343 vehicles Foundation components: master cylinder79V-169 · 1979 · Jul 9, 1979 · 21,970 vehicles Foundation components: master cylinder79V-100 · 1979 · Apr 17, 1979 · 370 vehicles