{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1989068 (Harley-Davidson), 1989: Electrical",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1989068/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1989068, HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORTSTER 1000 (XL), 1989-05-17. THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE COULD DEVELOP A SHORT CIRCUIT DUE TO EXCESSIVE.",
  "excerpt": "Harley-Davidson Sportster 1000 (Xl). Published by Transport Canada as 1989068 on 17 May 1989. System: Electrical. What the notice says The positive battery cable could develop a short circuit due to excessive wear and chafing. if this occurred, the battery cable might overheat, possibly to a degree which might cause a vehicle fire. correction: battery cable will be replaced with a longer cable using a revised routing. 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 POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE COULD DEVELOP A SHORT CIRCUIT DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR AND CHAFING. IF THIS OCCURRED, THE BATTERY CABLE MIGHT OVERHEAT, POSSIBLY TO A DEGREE WHICH MIGHT CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE. CORRECTION: BATTERY CABLE WILL BE REPLACED WITH A LONGER CABLE USING A REVISED ROUTING. 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 1989068 . The Canadian register on this site Harley-Davidson is named on 145 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here",
  "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 1989068 (Harley-Davidson), 1989: Electrical\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1989068/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}