{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1988168 (Harley-Davidson), 1986 to 1988: Powertrain",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988168/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1988168, HARLEY-DAVIDSON SOFTAIL STANDARD (FXST), SOFTAIL SPRINGER (FXSTS), HER, 1988-12-08. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER FORK(S) MIGHT.",
  "excerpt": "Harley-Davidson Softail Standard (Fxst), Softail Springer (Fxsts), Heritage Softail (Flst), Fat Boy (Flstf), Low Rider Custom (Fxlr), Electra Glide (Flh). Published by Transport Canada as 1988168 on 8 December 1988. System: Powertrain. What the notice says The transmission shifter fork(s) might fracture causing the transmission to malfunction and possibly causing the rear wheel to lock up. this could result in loss of vehicle control and a crash without prior warning. correction: shifter forks will be replaced on affected vehicles. 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. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER FORK(S) MIGHT FRACTURE CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION AND POSSIBLY CAUSING THE REAR WHEEL TO LOCK UP. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CORRECTION: SHIFTER FORKS WILL BE REPLACED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES. 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 Canada recall 1988168 . The Canadian regi",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:52:31+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:52:31+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1988168 (Harley-Davidson), 1986 to 1988: Powertrain\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1988168/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}