U.S. public vehicle records

Harley-Davidson FXR problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

3 owner complaints analyzed

3 distinct recall campaigns

71,500 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1986 to 1992 model years. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 1 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 3 complaints (33.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Transmission and shifting	1	33.3%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline

Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control:Crankcase (Pcv)

Power Train:Manual Transmission

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	1
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	1
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control:Crankcase (Pcv)	1
Power Train:Manual Transmission	1

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 1; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 1; Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control:Crankcase (Pcv): 1; Power Train:Manual Transmission: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 1; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 2 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

1997

2001

2003

1997: 1; 2001: 1; 2003: 1

Pattern summary

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 885897 · 2001-04-13 (April 13, 2001)

A SPRING IN TRANSMISSION BROKE AND MAY CAUSE A LOCK UP IN TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING. MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED BY MAIL AND STILL WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 885897 at NHTSA ↗

Compare model years

Recalls by model year

All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.

From yearThrough year

Recall campaigns

Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1986: 1; 1987: 2; 1988: 2; 1989: 2; 1990: 3; 1991: 2; 1992: 1

First model yearSecond model year

Year-by-year records

Harley-Davidson FXR model-year comparison
Model year	Complaints	Recalls	Change in recalls
1986	0	1	Not available
1987	0	2	+1
1988	0	2	0
1989	0	2	0
1990	2	3	+1
1991	0	2	-1
1992	1	1	-1

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Vehicle analysis explorer

Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

3 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

33.3%Usable mileage1 / 3 records

100.0%Valid incident date3 / 3 records

100.0%Valid filing date3 / 3 records

100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates3 / 3 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	150.0% ODI 10029201 · 71,500 mi HARLEY DAVIDSON FXR MOTORCYCLE. ENGINE COMPONENT. CRANKCASE CRACKED ,CAUSING OIL LEAK.*AK Look up ODI 10029201 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	150.0% ODI 519038 CRANKCASE/CYLINDER HEAD BASE CRACKED, CAUSING OIL LEAK. Look up ODI 519038 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control:Crankcase (Pcv)	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	150.0% ODI 10029201 · 71,500 mi HARLEY DAVIDSON FXR MOTORCYCLE. ENGINE COMPONENT. CRANKCASE CRACKED ,CAUSING OIL LEAK.*AK Look up ODI 10029201 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Power Train:Manual Transmission	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 885897 A SPRING IN TRANSMISSION BROKE AND MAY CAUSE A LOCK UP IN TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING. MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED BY MAIL AND STILL WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK Look up ODI 885897 at NHTSA ↗

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	Too few reports for a range	71,500 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10029201 · 71,500 mi HARLEY DAVIDSON FXR MOTORCYCLE. ENGINE COMPONENT. CRANKCASE CRACKED ,CAUSING OIL LEAK.*AK Look up ODI 10029201 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control:Crankcase (Pcv)	Too few reports for a range	71,500 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10029201 · 71,500 mi HARLEY DAVIDSON FXR MOTORCYCLE. ENGINE COMPONENT. CRANKCASE CRACKED ,CAUSING OIL LEAK.*AK Look up ODI 10029201 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

1991: 0 complaints · 1992: 0 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
1991	0	0	0
1992	0	0	0

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
1991	0	0	0
1992	1	0	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control:Crankcase (Pcv)	Power Train:Manual Transmission
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	—	0	1 ODI 10029201 · 71,500 mi HARLEY DAVIDSON FXR MOTORCYCLE. ENGINE COMPONENT. CRANKCASE CRACKED ,CAUSING OIL LEAK.*AK Look up ODI 10029201 at NHTSA ↗	0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	0	—	0	0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control:Crankcase (Pcv)	1 ODI 10029201 · 71,500 mi HARLEY DAVIDSON FXR MOTORCYCLE. ENGINE COMPONENT. CRANKCASE CRACKED ,CAUSING OIL LEAK.*AK Look up ODI 10029201 at NHTSA ↗	0	—	0
Power Train:Manual Transmission	0	0	0	—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

Search patterns

0 patterns with matching reports.

No narratives match the published patterns.