{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1976161 (Harley-Davidson), 1975 to 1977: Brakes",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1976161/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1976161, HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORTSTER 1000 (XLCH), SPORTSTER 1000 (XL), 1977-03-08. ONE OR BOTH OF THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER BOLTS MAY.",
  "excerpt": "Harley-Davidson Sportster 1000 (Xlch), Sportster 1000 (Xl). Published by Transport Canada as 1976161 on 8 March 1977. System: Brakes. What the notice says One or both of the front brake caliper bolts may break and allow the broken portion of the bolt to contact the rotating wheel spokes. if both front brake caliper bolts break, the inner caliper half may become detached leading to a loss of front wheel brakes. xl and slch sportster models 3a and 4a with 1000 c.c. … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. ONE OR BOTH OF THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER BOLTS MAY BREAK AND ALLOW THE BROKEN PORTION OF THE BOLT TO CONTACT THE ROTATING WHEEL SPOKES. IF BOTH FRONT BRAKE CALIPER BOLTS BREAK, THE INNER CALIPER HALF MAY BECOME DETACHED LEADING TO A LOSS OF FRONT WHEEL BRAKES. XL AND SLCH SPORTSTER MODELS 3A AND 4A WITH 1000 C.C. ENGINES. FX AND FXE SUPERGLIDE MODELS 2C AND 9D WITH 1200 C.C. ENGINES. Transport Canada recorded this notice in capitals, as its system did for many years. It is reproduced here exactly as published. The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canad",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:42:52+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:42:52+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1976161 (Harley-Davidson), 1975 to 1977: Brakes\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1976161/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}