Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline › storage › tank assembly › mounting. It has been recalled 1 time.
What fails
Component
Reports
Crashes
Fires
Injuries
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Mounting
1
0
0
0
1 safety recall
Part 573 reports
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly04V465000
Filed Sep 30, 20042,828 vehiclesHarley-Davidson Motor Company
Defect. ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, A CONDITION OCCURS THAT COULD ALLOW PRESSURE TO BUILD UP IN THE FUEL TANK. ON FUEL INJECTED VEHICLES, THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE FUEL TO SPRAY OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN THE FUEL CAP IS REMOVED. ON CARBURETED VEHICLES, EXCESSIVE FUEL COULD BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CARBURETOR, WHICH WOULD EVENTUALLY ALLOW FUEL TO DRIP FROM THE AIR CLEANER.
Risk. THESE SITUATIONS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY OR CREATE A FIRE HAZARD FOR PERSONS OR PROPERTY ON OR NEAR THE MOTORCYCLE.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL TEST EACH CANISTER FOR BLOCKAGE, THEN REPLACE AS NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN NOVEMBER 4, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HARLEY-DAVIDSON AT 1-414-343-4056.
What owners reported
Newest filings
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Mounting
Filed Dec 2, 2005PA
A RECALL WAS SENT TO ME, REGARDING AN EXPLOSION COULD RESULT, ON MY MOTORCYCLE, TOOK IT TO MY DEALER,WHO TORE INTO IT IMMEDIATELY AND FOUND THE PROBLEM. A NEW GAS TANK WAS TO BE SENT TO THE DEALER, HERE IS WHERE THE PROBLEM BEGINS; THE BIKE SAT ON MY DEALERS FLOOR, FOR OVER TWO WEEKS, BEFORE HARLEY DAVIDSON, WOULD GIVE A DECISION, AFTER, I CONTACTED, MY DEALER,AND HARLEY, A FEW DAYS PASSED AND SAID THEY ARE GOING TO SEND A NEW TANK,BUT IT WILL TAKE 6 TO 8 WEEKS FOR THAT TO HAPPEN, AFTER SEVERAL MORE PHONE CALLS AND A LOT OF BULL AND AGGRAVATION, THEY SAID THEY WILL DO WHAT THEY CAN AND THAT WAS IT. I MISSED SEVERAL EVENTS, RIDES AND DAYS. I RIDE MY BIKE TO WORK, SO IT IS TRANSPORTATION ALSO. MY POINT IS; WE AS CONSUMERS, WERE NEVER TOLD, THAT THEY WOULD KEEP OUR BIKES, FOR 6 TO 8 WEEKS HOSTAGE, PAYMENTS ON A BIKE ARE THE SAME AS A CAR PAYMENT NOWADAYS, EXCEPT CAR DEALERS,GIVE YOU SOME TYPE OF COMPENSATION; A RENTAL, REIMBURSEMENT, ETC.,HARLEY DOES NOTHING, BUT TAKE YOUR BIKE AND LEAVE YOU HANGING. IN ALL FAIRNESS, TO HARLEY, I'VE BEEN RIDING FOR CLOSE TO 40 YEARS,THROUGH THEIR LEAN TIMES AS WELL AS THE GOOD AND ALL WAYS IT HAS BEEN ON A HARLEY. IT SEEMS A SHAME,THAT AN INDIVIDUAL,WHO WORKS IN,HARLEYS' CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT,CAN LEAVE SUCH A MARK,BY REMARKS. INSINUATIONS AND THAT'S THE WAY IT IS ATTITUDE. MY BIKE HAS BEEN THERE FOR 5 WEEKS AND I AM SURE, IF NOT FOR MY GRIPING AND WINTER APPROACHING, IT STILL WOULD NOT BE DONE,YOU SEE I WAS THE FIRST TO BRING THE BIKE IN F
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.
Most recent recall on file: Sep 30, 2004. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.