Owners filed 8 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › engine. It has been recalled 1 time.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unknown or Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension › Front › Springs › Coil Springs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension › Front | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steering | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Equipment › Electrical | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE ENGINE CAM BOLT CAN LOSE ITS CLAMP LOAD AND/OR BREAK.
Risk. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO QUIT RUNNING WITH OR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. IN SOME INSTANCES, THE ENGINE COULD RUN ERRATICALLY BEFORE QUITTING.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE CAM BOLTS AND WASHERS.
RAPID DETERIORATION OF FRONT FORK SPRINGS CREATING A FRONT END WOBBLE THAT RENDERS THE MOTORCYCLE VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. MOTORCYCLE WAS A HAZARD AND WAS TAKEN TO HARLEY-DAVIDSON DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT IDENTIFY CAUSE OF WOBBLE. NECK BEARINGS REPLACED AT A COST OF $400. FORK SPRINGS REPLACED. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *JB
THERE WAS A MALFUNCTIONING BANK ANGLE SENSOR . INSTEAD OF SHUTTING OFF ENGINE WHEN A 55 DEGREE ANGLE WAS REACHED, ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AT A VERY SLIGHT ANGLE. ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE TURNS WITHOUT ENGINE CUTTING OFF. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY. *AK *JB
TOWING PACKAGE BOX WHICH WAS INSTALLED ON THE MOTORCYLE WITH A BRACKET SHEARED OFF, AND THE BOX FLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. MANUFACTURER IS REDESIGNING THE TOWING PACKAGE, AND THE PACKAGE IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL0101/ANGLE SENSOR. DEALER CONTACTED, PROBLEM WAS TAKEN CARE OF. *AK *ML
WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PASSING A SLOWER VEHICLE ON HWY.89 EAST OF FLAGSTAFF, AZ AS I WAS PASSING THE VEHICLE THE BIKE WENT IN TO A VIOLENT POWER WOBBLE. THE RESULTING CRASH REQUIRED MEDIVAC HELICOPTER, 12 DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL AND SEVERAL OTHER SURGERIES SINCE. *AK
MOTORCYCLE WILL SPUTTER / CUT COMPLETELY OFF. DEALER SAYS IT IS THE CRANK CASE. *AK *YC
I HAVE HEARD THE REAR CAMSHAFT ON THE TWIN CAM ENGINE IS WEAK. AND THAT TOO MUCH POWER WILL CAUSE IT TO BREAK,CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING. POSSIBLY PLACUING THE OPERATOR IN A TRAFFIC SAFETY SITUATION. UPON CONTACTING, I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A PROBLEM, BUT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO RECALL IT. I ALSO NOTICED FOR THE YEAR 2000 MODELS THEY HAVE CHANGED THE CAMS AND THEY ARE NOW SPLNINED. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR MOTORCYCLIST AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOME ONE IS INJURED. *AK
WHILE RIDING MOTORCYCLE AT 65MPH FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE VERY BADLY, CAUSING THE RIDER TO LOSE CONTROL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
8 of 8 complaints, reproduced as filed.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2009 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2002 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1999 — this page | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1998 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1997 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1996 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1995 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
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: Jan 13, 1999. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.