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2014 Harley-Davidson Fls Softail

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Structure › Body1
000
Service Brakes1
000
Engine1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal14V725000
Filed Nov 12, 20144,688 vehiclesHarley-Davidson Motor Company

Defect. Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 FLS Softail motorcycles manufactured March 25, 2013, to October 2, 2014. The affected vehicles may have been manufactured without lamp-outage detection for the front turn signals. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

Risk. Without the turn signal lamp outage indicator, the rider may not be aware that a front turn signal is not working. And without working front turn signals, there is an increased risk of a crash.

Remedy. Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and dealers will correct the body control module software, free of charge. The recall began November 24, 2014. Owners may contact Harley-Davidson customer service at 1-800-258-2464. Harley-Davidson's number for this recall is 0618.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Structure › Body
Filed Jul 24, 20159,000 milesWA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLS SOFTAIL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE REAR LEFT SIDE SADDLE BAG FELL OFF THE BIKE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

Engine
Filed May 18, 201570 milesWV

AS I WAS ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP OF SALTWELL RD. HARRISON COUNTY, WV 26330 MERGING ONTO I-79 NORTHBOUND MY ENGINE LOCKED UP AND ALMOST THREW ME OFF THE MOTORCYCLE. I GRABBED THE CLUTCH AND COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE. I CALLED TRIPLE S HARLEY DAVIDSON OUT OF MORGANTOWN, WV. THEY CAME AND PICKED THE BIKE UP. [XXX] 2014 HARLEY DAVIDSON FAT BOY INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Service Brakes
Filed May 5, 20156,000 milesMT

REAR BRAKE RUBBING CAUSING CALIPER AND ROTOR TO GET HOT ENOUGH TO FRY EGGS , DEALERSHIP NO HELP. *TR

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2014
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20151100Routine
2014 — this page3100Routine

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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.

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: Nov 12, 2014. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.