The front floating brake rotor became loose after a few hundred miles. At the 500 mile mark, the bike was taken to the dealership for the first service. I asked them to repair the rotor. When I picked up the bike nothing was said until I asked. They said the brake rotor was supposed to be loose. The rear rotor is also the floating type, but it was firm as it should be. I was told to take a hike. I then called HD corporate. Initially, the rep was concerned and placed me on hold. When he returned, I was given the same story. The front rotor was supposed to be loose, but not the back. I own 7 motorcycles, all with floating brake rotors... BMW's, Hondas, and Ducatis. I have owned motorcycles since 1969. None of those bikes ever had loose floating brake rotors. Later I found out on the internet that this is a known problem since at least 2021. There are YouTube examples on the internet. I immediately traded my bike for a different brand. Riding a bike is dangerous enough without having a properly functioning front brake. I would rather be safe than sorry. I will never own another Harley Davidson. I lost big on that deal but maybe I will stay alive!
2023 Harley-Davidson Flfbs
Routine
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsService Brakes
Filed Aug 14, 2023NC
1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2018| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 — this page | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.