Exhibit 31.1



Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification



I, James Darrell Thomas, certify that:



|1. | I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect
of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust 2019-A (the “Exchange Act periodic
reports”);
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|2. | Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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|3. | Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the
period covered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;
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|4. | I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the servicer and based on my knowledge and the compliance reviews conducted
in preparing the servicer compliance statement required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed
in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the servicing agreement in all material
respects; and
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|5. | All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation
reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in this report
in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this
report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report.  Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports
have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.
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In giving the certifications above, I have
reasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated party: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company,
N.A.



|               | /s/ James Darrell Thomas                                                                                                                                                                                            
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|               | James Darrell Thomas                                                                                                                                                                                                
|               | Vice President, Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary (senior officer in charge of the servicing function) of Harley-Davidson Credit Corp., Servicer to Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust 2019-A
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|March 23, 2020 |