Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200rYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 7 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200r.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints7Top: Service brakes, hydraulic Safety recalls12004–2005 model years

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

Best & worst years

Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200r 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 Sportster 1200r median. Tap a year for its full report.

4 3

'04'05

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
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2005Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall 2004Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200r problems

All model years combined: 7 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

6Service brakes, hydraulic1 crash/fire/injury

1Engine

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
Service brakes, hydraulic	6	1
Engine	1	0

1 recall

Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200r recalls

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

Foundation components: master cylinder06V-201 · 2004–2005 · Jun 8, 2006 · 9,506 vehicles