Harley-Davidson XLS1000 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 0 owner complaints across 1 model year of the Harley-Davidson XLS1000 (1979).

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• 1979

All Harley-Davidson XLS1000 recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Harley-Davidson XLS1000, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Pedals and linkages (service brakes)

   NHTSA 79V115000 Reported May 11, 1979 635 vehicles potentially affected HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO.

   The rear brake free travel adjusting bolt and nut installed during vehicle assembly may have been incorrectly tightened. This could cause the brake pedal to become jammed during brake operation.

   Remedy: Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, adjust and tighten the jamnuts.

   Model years: 1979

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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.