2002 Harley-Davidson 1200 Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2002 Harley-Davidson 1200. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1
SUSPENSION
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
1
1crashes
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
1
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
1
Total complaints6

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“The person driving this vehicle is not the owner of this motorcycle and is driving this motorcycle on a suspended license. The suspended license is for excessive duis and has been using this vehicle (a friend of theirs) to go out and party.”

SUSPENSION · reported 2015-05-24

“Consumer received a recall notice for replacement of the circuit breaker between battery and ignition. No parts were available. Service manager dennis maas. *ak”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS · reported 2004-04-29

“Consumer is still having problems with side mirror after given the repair parts which caused the bolts to loosen. Recall number unknown. Please provide the dealer name, number and address.*ak”

VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR · reported 2003-05-27

“While ridding the motorcycle, at the speed of 50mph the left mirror broke and hit the chest loosing the control. Manufacturer has been notified. Nlm”

VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES · reported 2002-10-01

“While driving the throttle would not come down causing the bike to stay at a high speed causing accident. Ts *jg”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL · reported 2002-09-25

“The front and rear brake made a noise when applied, also the rear brakes did not hold. *jb the front brakes made noise continuously and there was inadequate effectiveness of the rear brakes and remain a problem. The dealer stated that the factory would not authorize the replacement of the…”

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC · reported 2002-07-01
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2002 Harley-Davidson 1200 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.