Harley-Davidson XLCR1000 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 0 owner complaints across 2 model years of the Harley-Davidson XLCR1000 (1977–1978).

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• 1977
• 1978

All Harley-Davidson XLCR1000 recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Harley-Davidson XLCR1000, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Master cylinder (service brakes)

   NHTSA 79V114000 Reported May 10, 1979 3,074 vehicles potentially affected HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO.

   The involved cycles were produced with a rear brake master cylinder push rod which has insufficient contact area with the rear brake master cylinder piston. This could result in the rod penetrating the piston during extremely high pedal effort.

   Model years: 1977, 1978

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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.