IllustrationMAIN DRIVE GEAR SPROCKET FAILED, POSSIBLY, REPLACE FOUR TIMES, DUE TO MAIN GEAR SHAFT MUST BE SOME THOUSANDTHS OF AN INCH OUT OF LINE.
1992 HARLEY-DAVIDSON Fxrt
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Limited comparison data
There is not enough comparable history to draw a useful model-year comparison.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Fxrt years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 0 of 3 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Power Train. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
3 reportsMAIN GEAR SPROCKET FAILED.
ASSEMBLY RESPONSIBILITY OF AN OUT OF SPECIFICATION MAIN SHAFT, IF AFTER SERVICE OPERATIONS AREA REPRESENTATIVE MEASUREMENTS THAT TURNS OUT TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE REPEATED MAIN DRIVE GEAR SPROCKET FAILURES.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.