Owners filed 6 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › ignition › switch. It has been recalled 1 time.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System › Ignition › Switch | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FL TOURING MOTORCYCLES. A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER THROUGH THE IGNITION SWITCH CAN OCCUR DUE TO EXCESSIVE CURRENT AND OTHER FACTORS.
Risk. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO FAIL TO START, OPERATE ERRATICALLY, OR STALL.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH/CIRCUIT BREAKER AND INSTALL A RELAY KIT.
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 98V158000 & CONTACTED DEALER. WAS INFORMED NO PARTS AVAILABLE. HAS BEEN CHECKING ON & OFF FOR OVER 8 MONTHS, STILL NO PARTS. OWNER IS VERY UPSET & WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE MOTORCYCLE REPAIRED. *AK
RECALL 98V158000/091; THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AGO, THE CONSUMER CANNOT GET THROUGH TO THE MANUFACTURER TO GET ANY INFORMATION AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH IGNTION SWITCH. IGNITION SWITCH FAILED WHEN THE STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. THIS COMPLYS WITH RECALL NUMBER 98V158000. *AK
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH DEALER HONORING MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR A HARLEY DAVIDSON /IGNITION SWITCH; DEALER WAS CONTACTED ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND EACH TIME DEALER INFORED CONSUMER OF VARIOUS REASON FOR INABILITY TO DO THE REPAIRS. NHSA RECALL # 98V-158. *AK
A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED IN THE EARLY PART OF AUGUST, STATING THAT BY OCTOBER THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY SAID THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. FAILURE OF THE LIGHTS CAUSED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND CRASH INCIDENT (RECALL COMPONENT RELATED). *AK
CONSUMER HAS REPLACED TWO IGNITION SWITCHES. DEALER WILL NO REPAIR. VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
6 of 6 complaints, reproduced as filed.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2009 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1999 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1998 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1995 — this page | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1994 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1993 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 | 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: Jul 14, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.