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Harley-Davidson MT500 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 2 model years of the Harley-Davidson MT500 (1997–1999).

4
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
1997
year with most recalls

Pick your Harley-Davidson MT500 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1999 Harley-Davidson MT50040
1997 Harley-Davidson MT50040

All Harley-Davidson MT500 recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Harley-Davidson MT500, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 99V148000 Reported 116 vehicles potentially affected HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY

    Vehicle description: motorcycles. The certification label was omitted. This does not comply with requirements of FMVSS no. 120, "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars."

    Remedy: Dealers will install a certification label on affected motorcycles.

    Model years: 1997, 1999

  2. Service brakes, hydraulic

    NHTSA 99V149000 Reported 116 vehicles potentially affected HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY

    Vehicle description: motorcycles. The brake fluid reservoir is not labeled in conformance with requirements of FMVSS no. 122, "motorcycle brake systems."

    Remedy: Dealers will label the brake fluid reservoir.

    Model years: 1997, 1999

  3. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 99V150000 Reported 116 vehicles potentially affected HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY

    Vehicle description: motorcycles. The manual choke lever is not labeled in conformance with requirements of FMVSS no. 123, "motorcycle controls and displays."

    Remedy: Dealers will label the choke lever.

    Model years: 1997, 1999

  4. Owners/service/other manual (equipment)

    NHTSA 99V151000 Reported 116 vehicles potentially affected HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY

    Vehicle description: motorcycles. The owner manual does not contain the proper owner notification as specified in 49 cfr part 575.6.

    Remedy: Owners will be provided with an insert page for the owner's manual.

    Model years: 1997, 1999

Other Harley-Davidson models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.