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.

2,245,377 Total Complaints
140,173 Reported Crashes
56,794 Reported Fires
8,580 Reported 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 ELECTRA GLIDE (2004) - POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY Oct 4, 2004
Incident date: Sep 6, 2004
WHILE RIDING MOTORCYCLE BETWEEN 50-70 MPH MOTORCYCLE PULLED TO THE LEFT, AND HAD PULSATION. TOOK MOTORCYCLE TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED TORQUE WAS REDESIGNED BY MANUFACTURER AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACING OF PARTS DUE TO RIGHT/LEFT MOTION OF SWING ARM. *AK THE MECHANICS ARE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN THE ALIGNMENT OF THE MOTORCYCLE. PROBLEM SO SEVERE AT TIMES THE MOTORCYCLE... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHR (2001) - STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR Oct 1, 2004
Incident date: Sep 24, 2004
I OWN A 2001 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHR, I HAD JUST TAKEN A TRIP FROM NORTH CAROLIN TO OHIO,WITH A FRIEND WHO WAS RIDING ALSO. HIS BIKE , A 2004 HALREY DAVIDSON FLHR. UPON OUR TRAVEL THROUGH THE WEST VIRGINIA TURNPIKE ON A COUPLE OF LONG SWEEPING CURVES, BOTH HE AN I EXPERIANCED A HIGH SPEED WOBBLE(TANK SLAPPER) NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I ATTRIBUTE 35 YEARS OF RIDING, AS WELL AS M... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON ELECTRA GLIDE (2004) - ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC) Sep 30, 2004
Incident date: Aug 22, 2004
2004 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCSE SCREAMING EAGLE WENT INTO HIGH SPEED WOBBLE, CAUSING RIDER TO LOSE CONTROL. *AK
Crash 1 deaths
HARLEY-DAVIDSON XL1200C (2004) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Sep 27, 2004
Incident date: Sep 4, 2004
BATTERY COVER ON 2004 HARLEY-DAVIDSON 1200 CUSTOM SPORTSTER HAS BLOWN OFF TWICE WHILE TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. FIRST TIME A CAR BEHIND ME SWERVED BUT STILL RAN OVER COVER. SECOND TIME A FRIEND ON HIS MOTORCYCLE BEHIND ME WAS NEARLY HIT BY COVER. I ALLIED HARLEY-DAVIDSON CUSTOMER SERVICE AND REP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND GAVE ME A REFERENCE NUMBER TO GIVE MY DEALER. MY DEALER WAS UNAWARE O... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCUI (2003) - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS Sep 21, 2004
Incident date: Sep 21, 2004
MASSIVE FUEL LEAK. *AK
HARLEY-DAVIDSON ROAD KING (2001) - ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC) Sep 19, 2004
Incident date: Jun 24, 2004
WOBBEL, UNSTEADY, WONDERING, FRON END, BIKE IS UNSTABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK
HARLEY-DAVIDSON ROAD KING (2004) - SUSPENSION:REAR Sep 18, 2004
Incident date: Sep 18, 2004
I HAVE REPORTED THIS BEFORE BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM YOU... CAN YOU PLEASE HELP? POOR HANDLING MOTORCYCLE, 2004 HARLEY DAVIDSON, FLHTCI - MOTORCYCLE TENDED TO WANT TO "PULL" TO THE LEFT, ESPECIALLY WHEN DECELERATING - SEVERAL VISITS TO THE DEALER FOR "ALIGNMENTS" OF THE ENGINE/FRAME/DRIVETRAIN - PROBLEM MINIMIZED BUT NOT ELIMINATED. - "HIGH SPEED WOBBLES" OCCURRED REGULARLY AND WITHOUT ... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON SOFTAIL (2001) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Sep 14, 2004
Incident date: Sep 1, 2004
WORN OUT ENGINE AT 3.5 YEARS OLD AND 43,000 MILES
HARLEY-DAVIDSON CLASSIC CRUISER 98060-00V (9999) - EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL Sep 13, 2004
Incident date: Sep 11, 2004
HARLEY DAVIDISON VROD/ SCREAMING EAGLE STRAIGHT EXHAUST PIPES. HEAT SHIELDS ARE FALLING OFF WHILE DRIVING. WELDS ARE BREAKING FROM VIBRATION. 4 INCIDENTS IN MISSISSIPPI ALONE. WE ARE ASKING FOR A RECALL OF THESE PIPES. HD IS FAILING TO ACKNOWLEDGE DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING.*AK
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHRCI (1999) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR Sep 12, 2004
Incident date: Jun 29, 2004
THEY SAY,AT HARLEY-DAVIDSON THAT MY MOTORCYCLE HAS A ELECTICAL PROBLEM,AND SHOULD BE FIXED RIGHT AWAY.I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP THE VERY DAY I GOT MY RECALL LETTER,ON OR ABOUT 6/29/04.AT THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THEY WERE "WAITING ON PARTS"TRHAT WAS ABOUT TEN WEEKS AGO.....AT WHAT POINT AN TIME DO I GET SATISFACTION FROM HARLEY DAVIDSON AND T.S.I. MOTORCYCLE IN WILLIMANTIC CT. ????THE LETTER STATES "THI... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON SUPER GLIDE (2004) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Sep 12, 2004
Incident date: Sep 11, 2004
MOTORCYLE WAS SITTING WITH KICKSTAND DOWN. I THEN TURNED ON THE KEY AND HIT THE START BUTTON. THE MOTORCYCLE INSTANTLY STARTED UP AND BECAUSE IT WAS IN GEAR IT TOOK OFF ACROSS THE ROADWAY NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER MOTORVEHICLE. I THEN PUSHED IT OVER ON IT'S SIDE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE BIKE. THE BIKE A 2004 DYNA SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO START IN GEAR,EVEN IF I WAS ON IT I MAY HAVE LOST C... Read more
Crash
HARLEY-DAVIDSON DYNA GLIDE (2004) - SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING Aug 30, 2004
Incident date: Aug 28, 2004
CONSUMER JUST PURCHASED A NEW HARLEY-DAVIDSON, AND THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE FRONT WHEEL TO WOBBLE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ONCE AT 844 MILES. THEN, IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT 1149 MILES. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD THE MOTORCYCLE REPAIRED SPACER WAS IN THE FRONT WHEEL . *TC
HARLEY-DAVIDSON ELECTRA GLIDE (2001) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS Aug 30, 2004
Incident date: Jan 1, 1901
WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE IS HOT AND YOU TURN ON THE HIGH BEAMS A FUSE BLOWS.*MR WHEN THE BIKE WAS HOT AND THE CONSUMER TURNED ON THE HIGH BEAMS OR SPOTLIGHTS THE FUSE WHICH CONTROLS ALL THE LIGHTS BLEW. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE DESIGN IS POOR BY HAVING THE HEADLIGHTS AND SPOTLIGHTS CONTROL BY THE SAME FUSE. *NM
HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORTSTER (2001) - VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR Aug 26, 2004
Incident date: Jun 22, 2004
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE LEFT REAR VIEW MIRROR SNAPPED OFF. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE 2002 MODEL INSTEAD.*AK *NM
HARLEY-DAVIDSON ELECTRA GLIDE (2001) - STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:KICKSTAND/CENTER STAND Aug 24, 2004
Incident date: Jul 22, 2003
RIGHT PASSENGER FLOORBOARD FELL OF WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE. (NAR) *PH *CB
HARLEY-DAVIDSON BACKREST (9999) - EQUIPMENT Aug 23, 2004
Incident date: Aug 22, 2004
WE PURCHASED A UNIVERSAL LONESTAR MOTORCYCLET-BAG SET FROM ORANGE COUNTY HARLEY DAVIDSON IN CA. WE WERE INSTRUCTED ON HOW TO USE THIS BAG, AND SECURED IT PROPERLY ON OUR BIKE. THERE ARE LOOPS ON TOP OF THE SMALLER BAG TO SECURE OTHER CARGO TO, WHICH WE DID. WE PUT TWO APPROX $400 LEATHER JACKETS STRAPPED ON TOP LIKE WE WERE SHOWN. THIS BAG STRAPS OVER THE BACKREST OF THE MOTORCYCLE SEAT, ZIPS ON T... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHRCI (2000) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Aug 18, 2004
Incident date: Jul 20, 2004
THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE SERVICE LIFE OF THE NEW TWIN CAM ENGINE'S BOTTOM END. THERE SEEMS TO BE A LARGE NUMBER OF CONNECTING ROD BEARING FAILURES ONCE THE BIKE HAS REACHED 40,000 MILES. MINE FAILED AT 68,000 MILES BUT I HAVE TALKED WITH ONE RIDER WHOSE BOTTOM END FAILED AT 43,000 MILES. HARLEY APPEARS TO HAVE CHANGED THE WAY THEY BUILD THE FLYWHEEL ASSEMBLIES. THEY ARE NO LONGER PUTTING AN I... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON ELECTRA GLIDE (1999) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS Aug 9, 2004
Incident date: Aug 7, 2004
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE MOTORCYCLE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER STATED THAT CIRCUIT BREAKER HAS TO RESET ITSELF, THEN THE MOTORCYCLE WILL START BACK UP. A RECALL WAS ISSUED AND PART WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
HARLEY-DAVIDSON XL883HUG (2003) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES Aug 8, 2004
Incident date: Feb 11, 2003
2002 HARLEY DAVIDSON 883 SPORTSTER. USED WITH 1600 MILES. PURCHASED AT SACRAMENTO HARLEY DAVIDSON ON 2-7-03. RIDING ON 2-11-03 WHEN ACCELERATOR STUCK. LOST CONTROL, RODE GUARD RAIL, TRIED TO SLOW BIKE, FELL FROM BIKE, BIKE CONTINUED SEVERAL YARDS OVER WIRE FENCE AND UP A HILL. LATER APPEARS THAT SIEVES HOLDING THROTTLE CABLES INTO HOUSING PERIODICALLY SLIP OUT AND PINCH CABLES, NOT ALLOWING THROTT... Read more
Crash 1 injured
HARLEY-DAVIDSON 52805-97 (9999) - EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL Aug 6, 2004
Incident date: Aug 1, 2004
PASSING A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER A ABOUT 70MPH FRONT END STEERING ON NEW 04 ELECTRAGLIDE CLASSIC BEGAN A WOBBLING OF THE FRONT TIRE. IT WAS EXTREMELY NOTICABLE AND NEARLY CAUSED THE BIKE TO GO INTO THE TRACTOR TRAILER. IN ORDER TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM I REDUCED MY SPEED W/O APPLYING BRAKES TO ABOUT 40MPH AND THE WOBBLING FINALLY STOPPED. *AK *TC
HARLEY-DAVIDSON ROAD KING (2004) - TIRES Aug 6, 2004
Incident date: Aug 1, 2004
PASSING A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER A ABOUT 70MPH FRONT END STEERING ON NEW 04 ELECTRAGLIDE CLASSIC BEGAN A WOBBLING OF THE FRONT TIRE. IT WAS EXTREMELY NOTICABLE AND NEARLY CAUSED THE BIKE TO GO INTO THE TRACTOR TRAILER. IN ORDER TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM I REDUCED MY SPEED W/O APPLYING BRAKES TO ABOUT 40MPH AND THE WOBBLING FINALLY STOPPED. *AK *TC
HARLEY-DAVIDSON ROAD KING (2004) - SUSPENSION Aug 6, 2004
Incident date: Aug 1, 2004
PASSING A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER A ABOUT 70MPH FRONT END STEERING ON NEW 04 ELECTRAGLIDE CLASSIC BEGAN A WOBBLING OF THE FRONT TIRE. IT WAS EXTREMELY NOTICABLE AND NEARLY CAUSED THE BIKE TO GO INTO THE TRACTOR TRAILER. IN ORDER TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM I REDUCED MY SPEED W/O APPLYING BRAKES TO ABOUT 40MPH AND THE WOBBLING FINALLY STOPPED. *AK *TC
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHPI (2002) - FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Aug 3, 2004
Incident date: Jul 16, 2004
WHILE OPERATING MY MOTORCYCLE, THE ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERING AND THE ODOR OF GASOINE FUMES BECAME OVERWHELMING. I LOOKED DOWN AT THE AIR INTAKE AND NOTICED GASOLINE SPRAYING ON THE ENGINE AND PAST THE AIR INTAKE. IT WAS QUITE FORTUNATE THAT THIS DID NOT RESULT IN A FIRE! THE FUEL LINE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CONNECTOR ON THE FUEL RAIL AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS SUPPLYING FUEL AT THE FULL DELIVERY RATE.... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON ROAD KING (2004) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Aug 3, 2004
Incident date: Jul 14, 2004
WHEN BRAKING THERE WOULD BE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE, WHICH COULD CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCUI (1999) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS Jul 27, 2004
Incident date: Jul 22, 2002
I HAVE A 1999 HARLEY MODEL #FLHTCU-I, VIN # [XXX].I RECEIVED A RECALL ON PART # 29987-99A A CIRCUIT BREAKER THAT COULD OPEN DUE TO REASONS OTHER THAN FOR WHICH IT WAS DESIGNED,CAUSING AN UNEXPECTED INTERRUPTION OF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE MOTORCYCLE. I WAS ON VACATION WHEN THIS UNEXPECTED INTERRUPTION OCCURRED. I HAD MY BIKE TOWED TO KNOXVILLE, TN.,THE NEAREST H-D DEALER.THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS A... Read more
Crash
HARLEY-DAVIDSON ROAD KING (2004) - SUSPENSION Jul 24, 2004
Incident date: Jun 1, 2004
MOTORCYCLE STABILITY ISSUE. I PURCHASED NEW WITH ABOUT 20 TEST MILES, AN FLHTCI, 2004, HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYLE. IMMEDIATELY UPON RIDING I FOUND IT "PULLED" TO THE LEFT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ROLL OFF THE THROTTLE(DECELERATE). THE AMOUNT OF DEFLECTION WOULD HAVE CAUSED A SWERVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC HAD I NOT BEEN AN EXPERIENCED RIDER. DEALER HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BUT IS UNABLE TO RESOLVE T... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHRCI (2003) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Jul 12, 2004
Incident date: Jan 16, 2004
CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE IN A NEW 2003 HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE AT 3284 MILES AND AGAIN AT 7420 MILES. THE FIRST WAS DUE TO A CRACKED FLYWHEEL, WHICH WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE SECOND DUE TO A BROKEN OIL PUMP. THE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED BY AN ENGINEER'S MEASUREMENTS TO BE MIS-ALIGNED CRANKCASE, AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE ENGINE. *LA
HARLEY-DAVIDSON WIDE GLIDE (2004) - STRUCTURE:BODY Jul 9, 2004
Incident date: Jul 7, 2004
2004 HERITAGE SOFTAIL CLASSIC PURCHASED JAN 20TH 2004. HAS 2900 MILES ON IT. CHROME THROUGHOUT BIKE IS TOTALLY ERODING/CORRODING (150 DAYS OLD). DEALER FROM WHERE I BOUGHT "COWBOY HARLEY" BEAUMONT TX. NOT REPLACING. IKE HAS BEEN SAFEGUARED, STORED, AND NOT EXPOSED SINCE PURCHASE. *AK
HARLEY-DAVIDSON HARLEY DAVIDSON (2003) - SUSPENSION Jul 8, 2004
Incident date: Jun 13, 2004
WHILE DOWN SHIFTING/TURNING AT 15 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. MOTORCYCLE FELL ONTO THE CONSUMER WHEN GETTING OFF, AND CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. MODEL V-ROD. *AK
1 injured
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHRSEI2 (2003) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Jul 7, 2004
Incident date: May 25, 2004
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT RESTARTED ON ITS OWN. *AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE BREAKER APPEARS TO BE SENSATIVE TO HIGH HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE. THE CIRCUIT IS LOCATED UNDER THE SEAT IN A VERY HOT AREA BEHIND THE REAR CYLINDER. *NM
HARLEY-DAVIDSON ROAD KING (2002) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Jul 7, 2004
Incident date: Jun 24, 2004
MY 2002 ROAD KING FLHRI INTERMITTENTLY LOOSES ALL POWER WHILE IN USE JUST AS DESCRIBED IN 04V-134. THERE IS NO WARNING AND NO APPARENT CAUSE AND THERE MAY BE HUNDREDS OF MILE BETWEEN OCCURRENCES OR MINUTES. I REPORTED THIS DURING MY LAST MAINTENANCE VISIT AND IT HAS OCCURRED TWICE SINCE. THIS MODEL WAS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL.*AK
HARLEY-DAVIDSON DYNA GLIDE (2004) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM Jul 6, 2004
Incident date: Jul 2, 2004
THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT PROPERLY LUBRICATED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE REAR BRAKES LOCKING UP AND CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEMS. *AK *SC *JB
HARLEY-DAVIDSON SOFTAIL (2003) - EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY Jul 5, 2004
Incident date: May 21, 2004
MOST OF THE HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLES HAVE THE PASSENGER FOOTREST RIGHT BESIDE OR OVERTOP OF THE EXHAUST. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO ACTUALLY BURN THROUGH MY PROTECTIVE BOOTS I WEAR. I HAVE NOT BEEN INJURED YET, BUT SHOULD A CHILD OR PERSON WHO DOES NOT WEAR PROTECTIVE SHOES COULD SERIOUSLY HAVE MAJOR BURNS TO THEIR FEET AND ANKLES.*AK
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHPEI (2003) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Jun 29, 2004
Incident date: Jun 26, 2004
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FRONT BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING FLUID. CONSUMER WILL HAVE MECHANIC REPLACE THE BRAKE LINE. *AK
HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORTSTER (2003) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Jun 28, 2004
Incident date: May 1, 2004
SPEEDOMETER-TACHOMETER BRACKET BREAKS FROM EXCESSIVE ENGINE VIBRATION THROUGH MOUNTING BOLT HOLES CAUSING GAUGE ASSEMBLY TO FALL OFF WHILE RIDING. UNIT HANGS BY THE WIRES & INTERFERES WITH THE STEERING FORKS & CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ALSO EXCESSIVE ENGINE VIBRATION AS DEEMED NORMAL BY THE MANUFACTURER CAUSES NUMBNESS IN THE HANDS & FEET WITHIN 7 MILES OF RIDING & ULTIMATELY DIFFICULTY IN CONTROLLING V... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORTSTER (2003) - STEERING Jun 28, 2004
Incident date: May 1, 2004
SPEEDOMETER-TACHOMETER BRACKET BREAKS FROM EXCESSIVE ENGINE VIBRATION THROUGH MOUNTING BOLT HOLES CAUSING GAUGE ASSEMBLY TO FALL OFF WHILE RIDING. UNIT HANGS BY THE WIRES & INTERFERES WITH THE STEERING FORKS & CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ALSO EXCESSIVE ENGINE VIBRATION AS DEEMED NORMAL BY THE MANUFACTURER CAUSES NUMBNESS IN THE HANDS & FEET WITHIN 7 MILES OF RIDING & ULTIMATELY DIFFICULTY IN CONTROLLING V... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORTSTER (2003) - STRUCTURE Jun 28, 2004
Incident date: May 1, 2004
SPEEDOMETER-TACHOMETER BRACKET BREAKS FROM EXCESSIVE ENGINE VIBRATION THROUGH MOUNTING BOLT HOLES CAUSING GAUGE ASSEMBLY TO FALL OFF WHILE RIDING. UNIT HANGS BY THE WIRES & INTERFERES WITH THE STEERING FORKS & CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ALSO EXCESSIVE ENGINE VIBRATION AS DEEMED NORMAL BY THE MANUFACTURER CAUSES NUMBNESS IN THE HANDS & FEET WITHIN 7 MILES OF RIDING & ULTIMATELY DIFFICULTY IN CONTROLLING V... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FL (2001) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS Jun 22, 2004
Incident date: Jun 22, 2004
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR REPLACEMENT OF AMP FUSE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANAGERS KEITH OR DALE. *AK
HARLEY-DAVIDSON ELECTRA GLIDE (2001) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS Jun 15, 2004
Incident date: Apr 26, 2004
THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE CIRCUIT BREAKER RECALL 04V134000 WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, BECAUSE THE PARTS WEREN'T AVAILABLE. *LA
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCUI (2003) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Jun 14, 2004
Incident date: Apr 16, 2004
MOTORCYCLE GOES INTO A HIGH SPEED WOBBLE AT BETWEEN 75 AND 85 MILES PER HOUR. *AK
HARLEY-DAVIDSON DYNA GLIDE (2004) - POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION Jun 8, 2004
Incident date: Jun 8, 2004
WHILE MOTORCYCLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS. *AK THE LEAK OCCURRED IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE WHICH RESULTED IN SOME OF THE FLUID GETTING ON THE TIRE. THE DEALER HAS WORKED ON THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES AND HAS REPLACED 6 O-RINGS IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE SHIFTER PEG FELL OF WHILE THE... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCUI (2003) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS Jun 8, 2004
Incident date: Jun 8, 2004
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA-GLIDE REGARDING THE NEED TO REPLACE A 40 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER ON MY MOTORCYCLE DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF IT CEASING TO FUNCTION WITHOUT NOTICE. THE LETTER I RECEIVED STATED THAT HARLEY DAVIDSON SHOULD HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE AT THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP BY NO LATER THAN THE WEEK OF 26 APRIL 04. AS OF THIS DATE, 8 JUNE 04, THE PARTS AT TH... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCUI (2001) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Jun 7, 2004
Incident date: Mar 1, 2004
I OWN A 2001 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCUI. AT APPROXIMATELY 27,000 MILES THE MAIN DRIVE BELT BROKE. FORTUNATELY IT BROKE AS I ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE THE PARKING GARAGE, BUT HAD I BEEN IN TRAFFIC IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT THE BELT AND SAID THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS CAUSE FOR THE BREAKAGE. I ASKED THE MANUFACTURER IF THEY WANTED TO LOOK AT THE BELT, BUT THEY DECLINED AND SAID IT WA... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC (2002) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS Jun 4, 2004
Incident date: Jun 4, 2004
ON APRIL 23, 2004 CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL LETTER REGARDING CIRCUIT BREAKER. DEALERSHIP STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT RECALL REPAIRS. *AK *NM
HARLEY-DAVIDSON SOFTAIL (2004) - WHEELS Jun 1, 2004
Incident date: Apr 17, 2004
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS VEHICLE SHOOK, CAUSING CONSUMER TO SLOW DOWN. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE BIKES WHEELS WERE UNSTABLE. THE SOLID WHEELS CAUGHT WIND VORTICIES WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE UNSTABLE. THE DEALER REFUSE TO CHANGE THE WHEELS. *NM
HARLEY-DAVIDSON CLASSIC CRUISER 98060-00V (9999) - EQUIPMENT May 29, 2004
Incident date: May 28, 2004
I PURCHASED AND INSTALLED A HARLEY DAVIDSON DRIVER BACKREST. I FOLLOWED ALL DIRECTIONS ON THE INSTALLATION. THE PROBLEM IS THE BACK REST DOES NOT FIRMLY AND SECURELY STAY IN THE BASE. ON 5-28-2004, FOR THE SECOND TIME, WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE MOTORCYCLE, I HIT A BUMP AND THE BACK REST SUDDENLY CAME OUT OF ITS BASE, CAUSING ME TO MOMENTARILY LOOSE MY BALANCE AND ALMOST CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE.... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON ELECTRA GLIDE (2003) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS May 25, 2004
Incident date: May 25, 2004
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE(0302 - REPLACEMENT OF A FUSE AMP) BUT THERE WERE NOT PARTS AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANGER MIKE DILLINGER. *NM
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCUI (2003) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS May 25, 2004
Incident date: May 25, 2003
25 MAY, 2004 I WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL FOR MY 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCUI IN MID APRIL. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP, PETERSON'S HD OF MIAMI, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART AND THAT THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN IT WAS AVAILABLE. THEY REPEATED THIS STATEMENT THE NEXT TIME I CALLED THEM. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL WOULD NOT AFFECT MY BIKE BECAUSE IT DID NOT HAVE A BUNCH OF ELECTRICAL... Read more
HARLEY-DAVIDSON ROAD KING (2004) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC May 25, 2004
THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS . HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
HARLEY-DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC (2002) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS May 20, 2004
A CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPS AND THE MOTORCYCLE SHUTS DOWN . IT HAS BEEN DISCOVERED THAT A FUSE REPLACEMENT PREVENTS THIS FROM HAPPENING. HOWEVER, MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THAT IF CONSUMER DOESN'T USE A CIRCUIT BREAKER IT WILL VOID THE WARRANTY. *AK
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