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Harley-Davidson FXRYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 3 owner complaints and 3 safety recalls on record for the Harley-Davidson FXR.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints3Top: Engine and engine coolingSafety recalls31986–1992 model years

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

Best & worst years

Harley-Davidson FXR 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 FXR median. Tap a year for its full report.

'86'87'88'89'90'91'92
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
1992Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall1991Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1990Not rated–/1002 complaints · 3 recalls1989Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1988Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1987Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1986Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Harley-Davidson FXR problems

All model years combined: 3 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Engine and engine cooling20
Power train10
3 recalls

Harley-Davidson FXR recalls

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

–Fuel system, gasoline92V-173 · 1990–1991 · Nov 30, 1992 · 66,046 vehicles–Storage: tank assembly92V-108 · 1986–1992 · Jul 22, 1992 · 29,986 vehicles–Disc: caliper90V-188 · 1987–1990 · Nov 1, 1990 · 42,321 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the FXR

  1. HANDLEBAR LOWER CLAMP FRACTURINGPE95015 · 1987–1994 · closed Jul 7, 1995
    No recall