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2012 Harley-Davidson Dyna

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the unknown or other. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Unknown or Other1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder14V794000
Filed Dec 16, 201419,015 vehiclesHarley-Davidson Motor Company

Defect. Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) is recalling certain model year 2012 FXST103, FLSTC, FLSTC103, FLSTF, FLSTF103, FXDL, FXDWG, FXDWG103, FXDC, FXDB, FLSTN, FLSTN103, FLSTC103Shrine, FLSTFB, FLSTFB103, FXS, FXS103, FLS, FLS103, FLD, FLD103, FXDF, and FXDF103 Dyna and Softail motorcycles manufactured August 22, 2011, through February 24, 2012. In the affected motorcycles, the threads for the brake line banjo bolt in the front brake master cylinder may corrode.

Risk. If the threads corrode, a sudden loss of brake fluid could result, causing a loss of the front brakes, and increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and dealers will flush and inspect the front brake master cylinder and, if necessary, replace the master cylinder, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on January 22, 2015. Owners may contact Harley-Davidson customer service at 1-800-258-2464. Harley-Davidson's number for this recall is 0163 and 0164.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 27, 20153,250 milesNM

WAS RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE AROUND A MILD CURVE AND IT BEGAN TO WOBBLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AND DOESNT REQUIRE A SHARP TURN TO OCCUR. FEELS LIKE A STABILITY PROBLEM AND/AN ENGINEERING DEFECT. IVE RIDDIN MOTORCYCLES MY ENTIRE ADULT LIFE AND THIS IS THE FIRST IVE EVER EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF ISSUE.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2006
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20141000Routine
2012 — this page1100Routine
20081000Routine
20073000Routine
20065100Routine
20051300Routine
20041100Routine
20011000Routine
20001000Routine
19981000Routine
19961100Routine

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Reading this record

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: Dec 16, 2014. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.