Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › ignition. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
Component
Reports
Crashes
Fires
Injuries
Unknown or Other
1
0
0
0
Suspension
1
0
0
0
Power Train
1
0
0
0
Electrical System › Ignition
1
1
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1
What owners reported
Newest filings
Unknown or Other
Filed Dec 24, 201537,000 milesOH
OVER A PERIOD OF TIME THE STARTER HAS BEEN GIVING ME ISSUE, I TRIED A NEW BATTERY IT HELPED FOR A WHILE. I NOTICED THEN THAT WHEN IT WAS HOT THE ISSUE WAS WORSE. AFTER HOURS OF RESEARCH I GUESS THEY STAT ITS A KNOWN ISSUE ON TH 2007-08 HARLEY-DAVIDSON TOURING BIKES, JUST A FEW- NOT ALL BUT THE SCREAMING EAGLE UPGRADE IS 400.00 PLUS BUCKS TO REPAIR-HELP WITH THESE COSLTLY REPAIRS WOULD BE NICE. 42,000 MILES ON THE BIKE.ON ONE FORUM A GUY HAD HIS BIKE LOCK UP ON HIM RIDING! I GUESS I HAVE BEEN LUCKY..
Suspension
Filed Jun 6, 201312,000 milesUT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHT MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A SLIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOBBLED FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
Power Train
Filed Oct 11, 2007400 milesNC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE THAT GREW LOUDER AS THE VEHICLE BECAME WARMER. THE OIL WAS CHANGED TO SYNTHETIC AND REPLACED WITH A HEAVIER OIL, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURE REPLACED A RUBBER IN THE 2008 TRANSMISSION TO CORRECT THE NOISE, HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT ASSIST WITH THE 2007 MODELS. THEY STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE AT THE COST OF $300. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400.
Electrical System › IgnitionCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 28, 20073,100 milesVA
ON 3/27/07 I UNLOCKED MY 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON ELECTRA GLIDE AND BACKED OUT OF MY GARAGE. BACKING OUT REQUIRES ME TO TURN THE HANDLE BARS TO THE RIGHT. ONCE OUT OF THE GARAGE I TURNED THE FORKS TO THE LEFT TO HEAD TO THE STREET, AT A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 7 FEET IN TO MY LEFT TURN THE FRONT FORK/IGNITION LOCK MOVED TO THE LOCKED" POSTION. THIS CAUSED A SLOW SPEED CRASH. THE BIKE WAS DAMAGED, AND I HAVE A BROKEN FINGER THAT WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL TREATMENT. ALL CRASH BARS DAMAGED ON BIKE.*AK
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.