Vehicle recall 87V129000 · August 14, 1987
Harley-Davidson FXR Series and XL Series
Cracks in front and rear wheels could develop and continue through wheel spokes.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Cracks in front and rear wheels could develop and continue through wheel spokes.
- Consequence
- Hub and rim could separate creating handling problemswhich could result in loss of control.
- Remedy
- Replace wheels with different tested wheels.
- Notes
- System: wheel spokevehicle description: motorcycles
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 87V129000
- Reported to NHTSA
- August 14, 1987
- Filed by
- HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO.
- Owner notification
- August 6, 1987
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 13,303
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Wheels
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 FXR Series (1987): 1987
- Harley-Davidson XL Series (1987): 1987
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