Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,245,377 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA, including 140,173 crashes, 56,794 fires, and 8,580 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim, NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,245,377 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports, when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report, that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints, specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened, feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 4,224 complaints for HARLEY-DAVIDSON
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLTRU
(2012) - TIRES
Aug 12, 2014
Incident date: Aug 8, 2014
MY DUNLOP FRONT TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO "DRY ROT" ON THE SIDE WALL. IT IS ON A 2012 HARLEY DAVIDSON STREET GLIDE FLHX WITH ONLY 11800 MILES ON IT. MY DEALER SAID THAT IT IS THE SECOND ONE THAT HE HAS SEEN ON A STREET GLIDE IN THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. I WAS ADVISED BY MY MECHANIC NOT TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT COULD BE REPLACED. *TR
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
SPORTSTER
(2007) - ENGINE
Aug 12, 2014
Incident date: Jun 12, 2013
ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE TRAVELING.NEGATIVE TERMINAL WAS LOOSE. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON AUG 5TH 2014. SHOULDNT THE ENGINE CONTINUE RUNNING WITH ALTERNATOR OR GENERATOR? *TR
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHXS
(2014) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Aug 11, 2014
Incident date: Aug 2, 2014
I THOUGHT I WAS FLASHING MY BRAKE LIGHTS TO WARN DRIVERS BEHIND ME THAT I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN..I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER BEHIND ME WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN!! I DECIDED TO NOT MAKE THAT TURN AND KEPT GOING TO PREVENT ME FROM GETTING HIT. PULLED OVER TO CHECK MY BRAKE LIGHTS. I FOUND THAT THEY DO NOT ACTIVATE UNTIL THERE IS SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER. THE BRAKE LIG... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHXS
(2014) - SERVICE BRAKES
Aug 11, 2014
Incident date: Aug 2, 2014
I THOUGHT I WAS FLASHING MY BRAKE LIGHTS TO WARN DRIVERS BEHIND ME THAT I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN..I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER BEHIND ME WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN!! I DECIDED TO NOT MAKE THAT TURN AND KEPT GOING TO PREVENT ME FROM GETTING HIT. PULLED OVER TO CHECK MY BRAKE LIGHTS. I FOUND THAT THEY DO NOT ACTIVATE UNTIL THERE IS SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER. THE BRAKE LIG... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
VRSCDX
(2007) - SUSPENSION
Aug 11, 2014
Incident date: Jul 8, 2014
THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK EYE BROKE OFF THE TOP PART OF THE SHOCK WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. *TR
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHRC
(2007) - STEERING
Aug 10, 2014
Incident date: Aug 7, 2014
WHILE CHANGING LANES ON THE HIGHWAY I ENCOUNTERED A WOBBLE IN THE STEERING. I CHECKED THE STEERING HEAD BEARING FOR PROPER ADJUSTMENT PER FACTORY SPECS AND FOUND IT TO BE PROPERLY ADJUSTED. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE SAME WOBBLE AND NOTED WHEN SPEED IS INCREASED THE WOBBLE APPEARS WITHOUT BEING PROVOKED WITH A LEAN ANGLE. I HAVE BEEN RIDING FOR 46 YEARS AND HAVE BEEN TEACHING MOTORCYCLE SAFETY FOR 13 Y... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHR
(1999) - POWER TRAIN
Aug 9, 2014
Incident date: Jul 8, 2014
I TOOK MY BIKE HARLEY DAVIDSON ROAD KING IN TO THE SHOP FOR A FLAT TIRE. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME MY SWING HAD ARM BROKEN LITERALLY INTO TWO PIECES. HE INFORMED THAT HARLEY QUIT MAKING THIS PARTICULAR SWING DUE THE HIGH RATE OF FAILURE! THIS IS HIGHLY CONCERNING, AS THIS IS THE PIECE THAT HOLDS THE REAR WHEEL TO THE MOTORCYCLE STRAIGHT WHEN THE TORQUE OF THE MOTOR IS TRANSFERRED TO THE REAR WHEEL. I... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHR
(1999) - SUSPENSION
Aug 9, 2014
Incident date: Jul 8, 2014
I TOOK MY BIKE HARLEY DAVIDSON ROAD KING IN TO THE SHOP FOR A FLAT TIRE. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME MY SWING HAD ARM BROKEN LITERALLY INTO TWO PIECES. HE INFORMED THAT HARLEY QUIT MAKING THIS PARTICULAR SWING DUE THE HIGH RATE OF FAILURE! THIS IS HIGHLY CONCERNING, AS THIS IS THE PIECE THAT HOLDS THE REAR WHEEL TO THE MOTORCYCLE STRAIGHT WHEN THE TORQUE OF THE MOTOR IS TRANSFERRED TO THE REAR WHEEL. I... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHTCU
(2010) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Aug 9, 2014
Incident date: May 6, 2013
BIKE WENT INTO THE "LIMP-MODE" WHILE RIDING ON INTERSTATE 80 NEAR JOLIET, ILLINOIS. WHEN IN THE "LIMP-MODE" THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN BUT THERE IS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS NO SHOULDER TO PULL OFF ONTO. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR AND HARLEY-DAVIDSON DENIES A PROBLEM EXISTS. HOWEVER, HARLEY-DAVIDSON HAS ISSUED TWO SERVICE ... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHTCU
(2010) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Aug 9, 2014
Incident date: May 6, 2013
BIKE WENT INTO THE "LIMP-MODE" WHILE RIDING ON INTERSTATE 80 NEAR JOLIET, ILLINOIS. WHEN IN THE "LIMP-MODE" THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN BUT THERE IS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS NO SHOULDER TO PULL OFF ONTO. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR AND HARLEY-DAVIDSON DENIES A PROBLEM EXISTS. HOWEVER, HARLEY-DAVIDSON HAS ISSUED TWO SERVICE ... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
ROAD GLIDE
(9999) - ENGINE
Aug 2, 2014
Incident date: Jul 7, 2011
WHILE ON A LONG TOUR I GOT A BURN ON MY LEG THAT TOOK ABOUT A YEAR TO HEAL. I DID NO TOUCH THE ENGINE WITH MY LEG. I TREATED IT WITH ALOE VERA AT THE TIME A FEW TIMES A DAY. *TR
1 injured
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHTK
(2014) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jul 29, 2014
Incident date: Jul 26, 2014
THE FRONT SPARK PLUG WIRE ON 2014 HARLEY DAVIDSON TOURING MOTORCYCLES IS ROUTED ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME UNDER THE FUEL TANK. AT THE POINT WHERE THE FRONT SPARK PLUG WIRE EMERGES FROM BENEATH THE FUEL TANK, THE SPARK PLUG WIRE TOUCHES AND RUBS AGAINST THE FUEL TANK. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS FROM OWNERS OF THESE MOTORCYCLES OF THE INSULATION BEING DAMAGED OVER TIME BY THE CONTINUOUS... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHTK
(2014) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Jul 29, 2014
Incident date: Jul 26, 2014
THE FRONT SPARK PLUG WIRE ON 2014 HARLEY DAVIDSON TOURING MOTORCYCLES IS ROUTED ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME UNDER THE FUEL TANK. AT THE POINT WHERE THE FRONT SPARK PLUG WIRE EMERGES FROM BENEATH THE FUEL TANK, THE SPARK PLUG WIRE TOUCHES AND RUBS AGAINST THE FUEL TANK. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS FROM OWNERS OF THESE MOTORCYCLES OF THE INSULATION BEING DAMAGED OVER TIME BY THE CONTINUOUS... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHTKSE
(2014) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jul 28, 2014
Incident date: Jun 28, 2014
SLOWING DOWN TO A 35 MPH ZONE AND WOKE UP IN THE HOSPITAL. *JS
Crash
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHR
(2011) - ENGINE
Jul 25, 2014
Incident date: Jul 24, 2014
RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE OVERHEATING TO THE POINT OF BURNING MY PANTS AND LEGS. COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A $20K BIKE. HARLEY STATES THAT IS IS NORMAL. THERE IS NOTHING NORMAL FOR A RIDER TO BURN HIS/HER LEGS. *TR
1 injured
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FXDWG
(2003) - POWER TRAIN
Jul 24, 2014
Incident date: Jul 24, 2014
AFTER A LONG DAY OF RIDING WHEN SHUTTING OFF MOTOR HEARD A NOISE IN THE PRIMARY CHAIN AREA REMOVED COVER TO FIND THAT THE ENGINE COMPENSATOR NUT WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE ABOUT TO FALL OFF I HAVE NEVER TOUCHED THIS AREA AND HAVE PERFORMED THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE BIKE IE OIL CHANGES AND INSPECTION AS I'VE READ SEVERAL MODEL YEAR BIKES HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IF THE NUT WOULD HAVE COME OUT CO... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FXDWG
(2003) - ENGINE
Jul 24, 2014
Incident date: Jul 24, 2014
AFTER A LONG DAY OF RIDING WHEN SHUTTING OFF MOTOR HEARD A NOISE IN THE PRIMARY CHAIN AREA REMOVED COVER TO FIND THAT THE ENGINE COMPENSATOR NUT WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE ABOUT TO FALL OFF I HAVE NEVER TOUCHED THIS AREA AND HAVE PERFORMED THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE BIKE IE OIL CHANGES AND INSPECTION AS I'VE READ SEVERAL MODEL YEAR BIKES HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IF THE NUT WOULD HAVE COME OUT CO... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHTC
(2007) - POWER TRAIN
Jul 24, 2014
Incident date: Jul 23, 2014
AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN IN MY DRIVEWAY THE ENGINE, WITH OUT WARNING, MADE A LOUD METALLIC NOISE FROM THE LEFT SIDE AND LOCKED UP ALONG WITH THE REAR WHEEL. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT A GREATER SPEED, OR IN TRAFFIC, THE CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN DIRE. I REMOVED THE PRIMARY COVER AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICE A LARGE PIECE OF STEEL HAD GOTTEN JAMMED BETWEEN THE CLUTCH SPROCKET AND PRIMARY DRIVE CHAI... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHTCUTG
(2013) - ENGINE
Jul 23, 2014
Incident date: Apr 20, 2013
AFTER PURCHASING MY BRAND NEW 2013 HD TRI GLIDE I WAS SURPRISED TO FEEL THE HEAT THAT WAS PRODUCED BY THE ENGINE AND EXHAUST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BIKE. THE TEMPS OUTSIDE WERE ABOUT 80 DEGREES AND MY INNER RIGHT THIGH FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS ON FIRE. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, BOWLING GREEN HARLEY DAVIDSON, THE SERVICE DEPT RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE THEM REMOVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AS THIS WOUL... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHTK
(2014) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jul 21, 2014
Incident date: Jul 17, 2014
AFTER A BRIEF RIDE OF ONLY 5 MILES, I PARKED THE ABOVE VEHICLE IN MY GARAGE. WHILE I WAS UPSTAIRS THE SMOKE ALARMS WENT OFF AT MY RESIDENCE AND WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR TO THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH THE SEAT. *TR
Fire
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FXDC
(2008) - WHEELS
Jul 18, 2014
Incident date: Jul 30, 2010
MOTORCYCLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT NOISE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND REAR WHEEL BEGAN LOSING TREAD AT ALARMING RATE. AFTER PROPPING THE MOTORCYCLE UP AND REMOVING THE REAR WHEEL TO REPLACE THE TIRE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS HAD BEGUN TO DETERIORATE. LEFT SIDE BEARING WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE AND THE RIGHT SIDE BEARING SHOWED SIGNS OF RUST AND DAMAGE. REPLACE BOTH BEARING WITH FACTORY N... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHP
(2011) - STEERING
Jul 17, 2014
Incident date: Jun 3, 2014
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY WE HAVEN'T RESEARCH IN HARLEY DAVIDSON DEATH WOBBLE , BEEN NOTED BY CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM, ENOUGH WE'RE THEY HAVE TESTED THESE BIKE AND WILL NO LONGER PUT THEIR OFFICERS AT RISK, THEIR HAVE BEEN MANY CRASHES OVER THE YRS WITH THE PUBLIC WITH THIS ISSUE, I ALSO DRIVE A HARLEY FLIP BIKE AND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE AT LOW SPEEDS 30 TO 40 MPH I... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHR
(2009) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jul 17, 2014
Incident date: Jun 18, 2014
SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS I HAVE LOST ABILITY TO CONTROL MY THROTTLE. THROTTLE POSITION CLOSES AND DOES NOT ACCEPT INPUTS FROM THE ACCELERATOR. SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRAVELING ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE THROTTLE HAS SHUT AND THE MOTORCYCLE WENT INTO 'LIMP HOME' MODE. THIS WILL ONLY ALLOW A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 10-15MPH (DANGEROUS WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED). THE CONCERN IS WELL K... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHR
(2009) - ENGINE
Jul 17, 2014
Incident date: Jun 18, 2014
SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS I HAVE LOST ABILITY TO CONTROL MY THROTTLE. THROTTLE POSITION CLOSES AND DOES NOT ACCEPT INPUTS FROM THE ACCELERATOR. SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRAVELING ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE THROTTLE HAS SHUT AND THE MOTORCYCLE WENT INTO 'LIMP HOME' MODE. THIS WILL ONLY ALLOW A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 10-15MPH (DANGEROUS WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED). THE CONCERN IS WELL K... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHR
(2009) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jul 17, 2014
Incident date: Jun 18, 2014
SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS I HAVE LOST ABILITY TO CONTROL MY THROTTLE. THROTTLE POSITION CLOSES AND DOES NOT ACCEPT INPUTS FROM THE ACCELERATOR. SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRAVELING ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE THROTTLE HAS SHUT AND THE MOTORCYCLE WENT INTO 'LIMP HOME' MODE. THIS WILL ONLY ALLOW A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 10-15MPH (DANGEROUS WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED). THE CONCERN IS WELL K... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLTRX
(2012) - VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
Jul 16, 2014
Incident date: Jun 6, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLTRX MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REPLACING A CURVED WINDSHIELD, THE CONTACT'S VISION BECAME DISTORTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE OBJECTS APPEARED CLOSER THAN THEY ACTUALLY WERE AND THE LINES ON THE HIGHWAY APPEARED IN A ZIGZAG SHAPE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEA... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLTRX
(2013) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jul 16, 2014
Incident date: Jul 1, 2014
FRIEND OF MINE SENT THIS TO ME: I MYSELF RIDE A HD 2013 ROADGLIDE CLASSIC: CURRENTLY THIS IS JUST INFO WE KNOW ABOUT AND MAY BE SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO LOOK INTO: I WAS TALKING WITH A GUY LAST NIGHT WITH A 13 ULTRA CLASSIC AND HE WAS TELLING ME ON HIS WAY TO DC (RIDE TO THE WALL) HIS BIKE STARTED LURCHING, DROPPED TO 1500 RPM AND HE BARELY MADE IT OF THE INTERSTATE. THE HARLEY DEAL... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLTRX
(2013) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jul 16, 2014
Incident date: Jul 1, 2014
FRIEND OF MINE SENT THIS TO ME: I MYSELF RIDE A HD 2013 ROADGLIDE CLASSIC: CURRENTLY THIS IS JUST INFO WE KNOW ABOUT AND MAY BE SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO LOOK INTO: I WAS TALKING WITH A GUY LAST NIGHT WITH A 13 ULTRA CLASSIC AND HE WAS TELLING ME ON HIS WAY TO DC (RIDE TO THE WALL) HIS BIKE STARTED LURCHING, DROPPED TO 1500 RPM AND HE BARELY MADE IT OF THE INTERSTATE. THE HARLEY DEAL... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLSTC
(2008) - SUSPENSION
Jul 15, 2014
Incident date: Jul 7, 2014
WHEEL BEARING LOCKED UP ON REAR WHEEL. GILLETTE WY HARLEY DAVIDSON SERVICE FOREMAN TOLD ME THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS USED WERE KNOWN TO FAIL AS EARLY AS 5000 MILES, AND COULD LAST UP TO 50,000 MILES. IN MY OPINION, THESE UN SAFE BEARINGS SHOULD NOT BE USED. BEARING WAS REPLACED WITH THE SAME TYPE THAT FAILED. H.D. PART NO.IS 9276A, BALL BEARING 25MM, DEEP GR. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS THE ONLY BEARIN... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
ULTRA CLASSIC
(1999) - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Jul 9, 2014
Incident date: Jun 3, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR PRESENT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK WHERE THE FUEL LINE WAS CONNECTED BECAME FRACTURED IN HALF ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHTCU
(2013) - ENGINE
Jul 3, 2014
Incident date: May 30, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS CONTINUOUSLY OVERHEATING AND CAUSING THE HEAT SHIELD TO FAIL. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF THE FAILURE CAUSING SEVERE BURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE.... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLSTN
(2012) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jul 3, 2014
Incident date: Jun 28, 2014
ABOUT 10:30 PM WHILE EN ROUTE TO WORK I WAS RIDING ON THE FREEWAY AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT AND I NOTED FLASHING LIGHTS APPEARING ON THE SPEEDOMETER- THE LOW FUEL LAMP AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM LAMP. I PULLED OVER THE EMERGENCY LANE RIGHT AWAY TO MAKE ANY ASSESSMENT. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE FREEWAY TO SECURE A SAFER ENVIRONMENT FOR ME. THE FLASHING LOW FUEL LAMP AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM LAMP PERSISTED. I... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLSTN
(2012) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Jul 3, 2014
Incident date: Jun 28, 2014
ABOUT 10:30 PM WHILE EN ROUTE TO WORK I WAS RIDING ON THE FREEWAY AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT AND I NOTED FLASHING LIGHTS APPEARING ON THE SPEEDOMETER- THE LOW FUEL LAMP AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM LAMP. I PULLED OVER THE EMERGENCY LANE RIGHT AWAY TO MAKE ANY ASSESSMENT. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE FREEWAY TO SECURE A SAFER ENVIRONMENT FOR ME. THE FLASHING LOW FUEL LAMP AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM LAMP PERSISTED. I... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FXST
(2007) - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Jun 30, 2014
Incident date: Jun 11, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HARLEY DAVIDSON FXSBSE BREAKOUT MOTORCYCLE (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE MOTORCYCLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE HAD ALSO EXPERIENCED HESITATION AND DECELERATION ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DEFECT WAS CA... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHTK
(2014) - SERVICE BRAKES
Jun 30, 2014
Incident date: Jun 30, 2014
I RECEIVED A LETTER OF RECALL FOR THIS MOTORCYCLE. IN THE LETTER IT STATES THAT THE FRONT WHEEL MAY LOCK UP. HARLEY WILL NOT PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION OF THIS MOTORCYCLE TO THE NEAREST HARLEY DAVIDSON DEALER. I AM EXPECTED TO RIDE THIS DANGEROUS MOTORCYCLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS OR COVER THE COST OF A WRECKER SERVICE. *TR
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHX
(2010) - ENGINE
Jun 27, 2014
Incident date: Jun 4, 2014
ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. HAD TO CYCLE THE IGNITION 3 TIMES TO RESET. DIAGNOSIS WAS A BAD THROTTLE BODY MODULE. DEALER SAID IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND IS HAPPENING FASTER THAN THEY CAN GET THE PARTS IN TO FIX. BIKE CURRENTLY HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOR 3 WEEKS AND PARTS ARE STILL ON BACK ORDER. HARLEY DAVIDSON HAS NOT LISTED IT AS A RECALL. *TR
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FXD
(2009) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Jun 26, 2014
Incident date: Mar 20, 2014
MARCH 20 2014 THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING HOME. I DID NOT REALIZE THIS UNTIL I ARRIVED HOME. I REMOVED THE WIRING TO CHECK THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH CONNECTIONS AND NORMAL OPERATION WAS RESTORED WHEN I RECONNECTED THE SWITCHES. NOW (JUNE 26 2014) THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IS NON FUNCTIONAL. I CHECKED THE CIRCUIT AND SHORTING THE TWO WIRES TOGETHER MAKES THE BRA... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FXD
(2009) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jun 26, 2014
Incident date: Mar 20, 2014
MARCH 20 2014 THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING HOME. I DID NOT REALIZE THIS UNTIL I ARRIVED HOME. I REMOVED THE WIRING TO CHECK THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH CONNECTIONS AND NORMAL OPERATION WAS RESTORED WHEN I RECONNECTED THE SWITCHES. NOW (JUNE 26 2014) THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IS NON FUNCTIONAL. I CHECKED THE CIRCUIT AND SHORTING THE TWO WIRES TOGETHER MAKES THE BRA... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHTCUTG
(2012) - POWER TRAIN
Jun 24, 2014
Incident date: May 22, 2014
CPSC: I1460341A. 2012 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCUTG. CONSUMER STATED THE REAR DRIVER DIFFERENTIAL UNEXPECTEDLY FAILED. *LN THE MOTORCYCLE WAS REPAIRED. *JB
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHTCU
(2010) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Jun 24, 2014
Incident date: Jun 6, 2014
I WAS ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY IN THE PASSING LANE TRAVELING AT 55MPH WHEN I LOST MY THROTTLE RESPONSE AND THE BIKE WENT TO AN IDLE MODE. I ALMOST WAS HIT WHILE COASTING OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS BIKE ALSO WENT TO THE IDLE MODE AFTER STARTING IT ONE TIME LAST YEAR AND I HAD TO RESTART IT 3 TIMES TO GET IT TO RESPOND. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A COMPUTER GLITCH. WHEN THIS OCCURRED AT 55MPH I FEARED FOR MY LI... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHTCU
(2010) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jun 24, 2014
Incident date: Jun 6, 2014
I WAS ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY IN THE PASSING LANE TRAVELING AT 55MPH WHEN I LOST MY THROTTLE RESPONSE AND THE BIKE WENT TO AN IDLE MODE. I ALMOST WAS HIT WHILE COASTING OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS BIKE ALSO WENT TO THE IDLE MODE AFTER STARTING IT ONE TIME LAST YEAR AND I HAD TO RESTART IT 3 TIMES TO GET IT TO RESPOND. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A COMPUTER GLITCH. WHEN THIS OCCURRED AT 55MPH I FEARED FOR MY LI... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHTCU
(2010) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jun 24, 2014
Incident date: Jun 6, 2014
I WAS ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY IN THE PASSING LANE TRAVELING AT 55MPH WHEN I LOST MY THROTTLE RESPONSE AND THE BIKE WENT TO AN IDLE MODE. I ALMOST WAS HIT WHILE COASTING OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS BIKE ALSO WENT TO THE IDLE MODE AFTER STARTING IT ONE TIME LAST YEAR AND I HAD TO RESTART IT 3 TIMES TO GET IT TO RESPOND. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A COMPUTER GLITCH. WHEN THIS OCCURRED AT 55MPH I FEARED FOR MY LI... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHTCUI
(2003) - ENGINE
Jun 19, 2014
Incident date: Jun 19, 2006
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC FLHTCUI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE EHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V134000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RE... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHTCUI
(2003) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jun 19, 2014
Incident date: Jun 19, 2006
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC FLHTCUI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE EHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V134000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RE... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
VRSCDX
(2009) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Jun 18, 2014
Incident date: Oct 11, 2013
SINCE TIME OF PURCHASE, FUEL SENDING UNIT HAS NOT BEEN WORKING. TAKEN TO LOCAL HD DEALER FOR A CHECK AND THEY HAVE NO FIX. DOING SOME RESEARCH MOST 2007 AND UP HARLEY DAVIDSON V-RODS HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THEIR FUEL SENDING UNIT NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONS. HD HAS TRIED 2 OR 3 FIXES FOR THIS SOLUTION BUT AT THE OWNER'S COST. ON OCTOBER 11TH, 2013 THE FUEL SENDING... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHTCU
(2014) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jun 17, 2014
Incident date: May 11, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HARLEY DAVIDSON ELECTRIC RIDE FLHTCU MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHEN THE FRONT BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED A SENSOR FAILURE HAD OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHX
(2007) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jun 15, 2014
Incident date: Jun 7, 2012
BIKE STALLS AND STOPS WHEN AT A LIGHT. ALSO IDLE FLUCTUATES BETWEEN 7000 AND 12000 RPMS THEN JUMPS TO 14000. ALMOST HAD 2 ACCIDENTS WITH WIFE ON THE BACK . BROUGHT TO REPAIR TWICE SPENT ALMOST $600 DOLLARS. RETURNED TO HARLEY DEALER AND THEY SAID OH THAT'S JUST WHAT HAPPENS WITH 2007 STREET GLIDES. ITS A "GLITCH " HARLEY HAD. NOTHING I COULD DO??????????????????????????? HELP !PLEASE! *TR UPDAT... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHTCU
(2014) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jun 13, 2014
Incident date: May 11, 2014
PURCHASED THE 2014 H-D ELECTRAGLIDE ULTRA CLASSIS THE DAY BEFORE REALIZING THE EXISTENCE OF THE DEFECT DESCRIBED HEREIN. WHILE RIDING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, I SET THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CRUISE CONTROL IS TO DISENGAGE UPON APPLICATION OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: FRONT BRAKE/BACK BRAKE/CLUTCH/ROLLING THE THROTTLE FORWARD. UPON NEARING A VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME, I 'TAPPED' THE FRONT BRAKE; THIS ACTION, H... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHTCU
(2014) - SERVICE BRAKES
Jun 13, 2014
Incident date: May 11, 2014
PURCHASED THE 2014 H-D ELECTRAGLIDE ULTRA CLASSIS THE DAY BEFORE REALIZING THE EXISTENCE OF THE DEFECT DESCRIBED HEREIN. WHILE RIDING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, I SET THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CRUISE CONTROL IS TO DISENGAGE UPON APPLICATION OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: FRONT BRAKE/BACK BRAKE/CLUTCH/ROLLING THE THROTTLE FORWARD. UPON NEARING A VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME, I 'TAPPED' THE FRONT BRAKE; THIS ACTION, H... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHR
(2013) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jun 13, 2014
Incident date: May 31, 2014
I GOT MY BIKE FROM WINTER STORAGE FROM THE HARLEY DEALERSHIP ON 5/8/14. THEY NEVER TOLD US THERE WAS ANY WORK DONE OVER THE WINTER. AFTER ASKING FOR A SERVICE MANAGER ON 6/2/14, TO SEE WHAT THEY HAD DONE TO THE BIKE DURING STORAGE WE RECEIVED THE PAPERWORK THAT SAID THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE STATOR ASSEMBLY AND PARTS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE ROTORS ON THIS BRAND NEW BIKE (2954 MILES) WER... Read more
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