The 1999 Harley-Davidson Flhtpi has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 95,707 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine and engine cooling. Last updated July 5, 2026.
ON CERTAIN TOURING AND POLICE MODEL MOTORCYCLES, THE 40 AMP MAIN CIRCUIT BREAKER CAN "OPEN" FOR REASONS OTHER THAN WHICH IT WAS DESIGNED, CAUSING AN UNEXPECTED INTERRUPTION OF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE MOTORCYCLE.
THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE MOTORCYCLE TO STALL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 23, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HARLEY-DAVIDSON AT 1-414-343-4056.
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.
“The cleve-bloc assemblies used in the 1999 year model harley davidson touring bikes can not handle the stress out on them in normal riding without flexing and allowing rear swingarm movement from side to side. On later year models, hd has used a solid assembly due to the earlier years having…”
“The design of this motorcycles frame leaves the potential for the operator to lose control of the vehicle leading to a crash that will injure self or may even lead to death. The problem is that the swing arm for the rear suspension is mounted to the transmission/engine assembly. There are only two…”
“While operating motorcycle on a city road the engine started to make a growling noise and caused a loss of power. I am glad I was not on an interstae hiway performing a turn as the loss of power surley would have been a fatality. The problem is occuring on enough hd that a service bullitien has…”
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 Flhtpi as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.