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NHTSA Campaign 22V160000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID

NHTSA campaign 22V160000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: fluid. The repair is free.

Harley-Davidson Motor Company filed the report for 22V160000 with NHTSA on March 16, 2022; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 22V160000, NHTSA lists up to 4,177 potentially affected vehicles.

Owner notification letters for 22V160000 were scheduled from April 4, 2022, 19 days after the report.

22V160000 covers 2 models from Harley-Davidson, model years 2021.

By potentially affected vehicles, 22V160000 ranks 30 of 39 Harley-Davidson Motor Company recalls on this site.

Besides 22V160000, Harley-Davidson Motor Company has 8 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 22V160000 was 18V927000, reported on December 21, 2018.

What this recall covers

The defect
Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) is recalling certain 2021-2022 XL1200X, XL883N, and 2021 XL1200NS XL Sportster motorcycles. The brake fluid warning labels may detach from the brake fluid reservoir caps. As such, these motorcycles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 122, "Motorcycle Brake Systems."
The risk
Missing brake fluid warning labels may lead to improper brake system maintenance, affecting brake performance and increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Harley-Davidson will mail replacement labels to owners, free of charge. Owners may also take their motorcycles to a dealer for label inspection and replacement, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 4, 2022. Harley's number for this recall is 0632.

Reported March 16, 2022

Vehicles covered by 22V160000 (2)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 22V160000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.

Newest record on this page: March 16, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted