Harley-Davidson FL
Owners filed 8 complaints across 9 model years of the Harley-Davidson FL. The 1996 drew the most (3); the 2000 the fewest (1).
Model years9
Complaints8
Recalls10
Fires1
Deaths0
Every Harley-Davidson FL model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System › Ignition | Routine | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1996 | 3 | 2 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Electrical System › Ignition › Switch | Routine | |
| 1994 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Electrical System › Ignition › Switch | Routine | |
| 1991 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1990 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Harley-Davidson FL years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1996 is the weakest year on record, with 3 complaints concentrated in the fuel system, gasoline. It carries 2 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.