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Harley-Davidson 1340

Every Harley-Davidson 1340 model year on file, 1979 to 1996. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years10 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years121979 to 1996
Recall campaigns10Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins0Summed across model years
By model year

The 1995 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 100% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.250.50.7511979198019811986198719881991199219931994199511996
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Harley-Davidson 1340 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
3
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Harley-Davidson 1340 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Harley-Davidson 1340 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1996Not decoded0NoneNone100
1995Not decoded10.0100100
1994Not decoded0NoneNone100
1993Not decoded0NoneNone100
1992Not decoded0NoneNone100
1991Not decoded0NoneNone100
1988Not decoded0NoneNone100
1987Not decoded0NoneNone100
1986Not decoded0NoneNone100
1981Not decoded0NoneNone100
1980Not decoded0NoneNone700
1979Not decoded0NoneNone200
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Harley-Davidson 1340

  • 95E-037 Oct 3, 1995
    Air cleaner baffle plate can detach and lodge in the throat of the carburetor
    Speed control · 1,558 vehicles
  • 88V-177 Nov 15, 1988
    There may be structural integrity problems with the shifter forks used in the transmissions
    Powertrain · 43k vehicles
  • 81V-011 Jan 26, 1981
    If the rear shock absorber should "over-travel" when motorcycle is operated over rough terrain, the current position of the rear brake caliper…
    Brakes · 1,884 vehicles
  • 80V-126 Sep 24, 1980
    Wheel bearings on the involved motorcycles may have had inadequate initial bearing lubrications and sealing
    Suspension · 4,262 vehicles
  • 80V-084 Jul 24, 1980
    On certain vehicles, the rear brake control may disengage from the frame due to stresses primarily caused by the length of the brake control…
    Brakes · 6,214 vehicles
  • 80V-085 Jul 7, 1980
    On certain vehicles there may be a gradual loosening of the rear sprocket bolt(s) and a decrease in the clamping force necessary to maintain a…
    Wheels · 4,690 vehicles
  • 80V-070 May 29, 1980
    Adjusting screw, which mounts through a fork lock lever assembly into the fork lock itself, may not be fully and securely engaged because the…
    Steering · 3,860 vehicles
  • 80V-037 Mar 31, 1980
    There is a potential malfunction within the fork lock pin return mechanism which might allow the fork pin to drop and inadvertently engage the…
    Electrical system · 2,440 vehicles
  • 80V-020 Feb 26, 1980
    On certain motorcycles, the head of the rear wheel sprocket mounting bolt could break off and eventually wedge itself between the aluminum chain…
    Powertrain · 62 vehicles
  • 80V-009 Feb 14, 1980
    Rear brake caliper casting on certain vehicles could be porous and could allow brake fluid to seep from the caliper assembly
    Brakes · 1,343 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.