1998 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXSTS Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
4
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Deaths
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Feb 1, 1999
Suspension
REAR SHOCK ABSORBER FAILED. YH
Feb 1, 1999
Engine And Engine Cooling
CYLINDER PISTON HEAD FAILED. YH
Oct 30, 1998
Fuel System, Gasoline
CARBURETION SYSTEM HAS HAD REPEATED FAILURES. INITALLY THE GAS-AIR MIXTURE WAS SO LEAN THAT THE UNIT SPUTTERED REPEATEDLY. THIS CAN BE A FATAL EVENT ON A SLOW CURVE WHEN A MOTORCYCLE IS AT ITS MAXIMUM LEAN ANGLE AND THE ENGINE SPUTTER CAN IN FACT BECOME A SPONTANEOUS ENGINE SHUT-DOWN. THE UNIT W...
Jul 10, 1998
Electrical System
CONSUMER PURCHASED MOTORCYCLE IN AUGUST 97. HAS TAKEN MOTORCYCLE TO DEALERSHIP THE FIRST THREE TIMES BECAUSE THE TAIL LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. THE DEALERSHIP ONLY CHANGED THE BULBS EACH TIME. THE FOURTH TIME DEALER CLEANED THE GROUND, THE FITH AND SIXTH TIMES THEY CHANGED BULBS AND CLEANED GROUND, TH...