Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the exterior lighting › tail lights. It has been recalled 2 times.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Exterior Lighting › Tail Lights | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defect. ON CERTAIN DYNA, XL, AND TOURING MOTORCYCLES, THE TAIL LIGHT BULB CAN FALL OUT OF THE SOCKET.
Risk. THE TAIL LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT BECOME INOPERATIVE, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BULBS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 3, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HARLEY-DAVIDSON AT 1-414-342-4680.
Defect. ON CERTAIN TOURING AND POLICE MODEL MOTORCYCLES, THE 40 AMP MAIN CIRCUIT BREAKER CAN "OPEN" FOR REASONS OTHER THAN WHICH IT WAS DESIGNED, CAUSING AN UNEXPECTED INTERRUPTION OF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE MOTORCYCLE.
Risk. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE MOTORCYCLE TO STALL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 23, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HARLEY-DAVIDSON AT 1-414-343-4056.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FLHPI HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ON THE VEHICLE FAILED, AS WELL AS THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE AND SUFFERED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS IN A COMA FOR 3 MONTHS. BEFORE THE CRASH OCCURRED, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL NOTICE ID NUMBER 04V134000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS) AND STATED THAT THE RECALLED PART CONTRIBUTED TO THE CRASH. THE POLICE REPORT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER DISAGREED AND STATED THAT HE CRASH WAS POTENTIALLY DUE TO DRIVER ERROR AND WOULD PROVIDE NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHPI. WHILE DRIVING 55-70 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HIS TAIL LIGHT WAS FLICKERING INTERMITTENTLY. HE ADDED DIELECTRIC GREASE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE CEASED. HE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 04V218000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS). HARLEY DAVIDSON STATED THAT IT WAS THE THIRD NOTICE THAT WAS SENT, HOWEVER THE CONTACT STATED IT WAS HIS FIRST. THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED YEARS PRIOR FOR HIS 1994 HARLEY DAVIDSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HARLEY DAVIDSON IS NOT KEEPING THEIR WORD. THE POWERTRAIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 10,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 08/01/07 *TR
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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: May 7, 2004. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.