The 1999 Harley-Davidson Flhr has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 14,211 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine and engine cooling. Last updated July 5, 2026.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE ENGINE CAM BOLT CAN LOSE ITS CLAMP LOAD AND/OR BREAK.
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO QUIT RUNNING WITH OR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. IN SOME INSTANCES, THE ENGINE COULD RUN ERRATICALLY BEFORE QUITTING.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE CAM BOLTS AND WASHERS.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“I took my bike harley davidson road king in to the shop for a flat tire. The mechanic showed me my swing had arm broken literally into two pieces. He informed that harley quit making this particular swing due the high rate of failure! This is highly concerning, as this is the piece that holds the…”
“I took my bike harley davidson road king in to the shop for a flat tire. The mechanic showed me my swing had arm broken literally into two pieces. He informed that harley quit making this particular swing due the high rate of failure! This is highly concerning, as this is the piece that holds the…”
“I am the original owner of a 1999 harley road king/fl family cycle. I have had the rear fork swing arm break at the axle through hole slot almost putting me in the bushes. The swing arm is made of 1/8x1x2 inch rectangular structural tubing with the side wall(2") slotted so that little structural…”
“Original equipment ie. (factory cams and cam bearings) replaced with stage 1 performance cams and new bearing sets at approx. 10,000 miles through the original dealership.”
“Rear cam bearing failed creating lod grinding noise. Shut down engine and gave to dealer.cam bearing replaced with same type of roller bearing not updated version .now at 14500 miles engine is begining to make same noise again.notified harley dealer I was told that a extended warranty on motor has…”
“Front tire (dunlop elite) is unstable; causing front tire to wooble while driving at highway speed of 70-75 mph. Dealer notified and replace tires. Making a report to nhtsa on this matter. *ak”
“While driving about 20 mph engine cam bolt sheared off, causing sudden engine siege. The bolt has been replaced by the dealership. *ak”
“Pashanger floor boards are designed to extend beyond the crash bars when the bike is laid on its side. The bike fellover and the floor board folded and the weight of the bike broke the rider's ankle.”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1999 Harley-Davidson Flhr as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.