Unknown or other (Harley-Davidson)
Vehicle safety improvement campaign 01I-001. NHTSA received HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY’s report on Mar 28, 2001.
- NHTSA: a safety improvement campaign, not a safety recall
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The short answer
NHTSA received HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY’s report on Mar 28, 2001. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
NHTSA files this as a safety improvement campaign, not a safety recall.
NHTSA’s records of these campaigns say each is “not a safety recall”, but is “deemed a safety improvement campaign by the agency”. What’s wrong and the fix are below, in NHTSA’s words.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW THE MOTORCYCLE TO FALL OVER POSIBLE CAUSING IJURY TO THE DRIVER OR A PEDESTRIAN.
THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT.
HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 2001 MODEL DYNA LOW RIDER (FXDL) MOTORCYCLES EQUIPPED WITH JIFFY STAND LEGS WHICH MAY NOT FULLY LOCK IN THE DOWN OR FORWARD POSITION.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Unknown or other.
What should you do?
DEALER WILL INSTALL A REVISED JIFFY STAND LEG FREE OF CHARGE. HARLEY-DAVIDSON HAS DECIDED TO CONDUCT A PRODUCT PROGRAM TO INSTALL A REVISED JIFFY STAND LEG. OWNERS CAN CONTACT HARLEY-DAVIDSON AT 1-414-342-4680, CONCERNING THIS PROGRAM.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones does it cover?
NHTSA counts 1,009 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Harley-Davidson Dyna LOW Riderand 2001, before the model years listed here
- Harley-Davidson FXDLand 2001, before the model years listed here
Who is running it?
- Made by HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- This campaign names only model years before 2015, which have no pages here. Your VIN, at NHTSA, says which recalls are open on a vehicle.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file before 2010 (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 20, 2026.