Vehicle recall 86V041000 · March 11, 1986
Harley-Davidson Flst, Fxst Series and 1 more model
Transmission magnetic drain plugs may have been broken during assembly.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Transmission magnetic drain plugs may have been broken during assembly. Consequence of defect: the broken magnet may become lodged between the transmission gears causing the transmission to lockup. If the motorcycle is operating, the rear wheel will lock-up which may lead to an accident.
- Remedy
- Replace the drain plug with a shorter, non interfering magnetic drain plug.
- Notes
- System: transmission drain plug.vehicle description: 1340CC "rigid mount" motorcycles.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 86V041000
- Reported to NHTSA
- March 11, 1986
- Filed by
- HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO.
- Owner notification
- March 24, 1986
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 4,164
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Harley-Davidson Flst (1986): 1986
- Harley-Davidson Fxst Series (1986): 1986
- Harley-Davidson Fxstc (1986): 1986
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