FUEL LINE INSIDE OF MOTORCYCLE GAS TANK IS TOO LONG ON EARLIER MODELS OF H-D FUEL INJECTED MOTORCYCLES. IN TIME, VIBRATION WEARS A SMALL HOLE IN THIS LINE, CAUSING THE MOTOR TO STALL OUT WHEN STOPPING. IN EARLY 2004 I HAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY AND THE BIKE STALLED. THE CAR BEHIND CAME VERY CLOSE TO REAR-ENDING ME. BEFORE I REALIZED WHAT HAPPEN, HE WAS ONLY A SHORT DISTANCE FROM MY REAR TIRE. I PULLED IN THE CLUTCH AND QUICKLY LET IT OUT TO START THE BIKE AGAIN BUT WAS IN FOURTH OR FIFTH GEAR SO I HAD TO QUICKLY DOWN-SHIFT TO FIRST TO GET MOVING AGAIN. THE CAR BEHIND ME GOT EVEN CLOSER AS I WAS DOING THIS (ALL THIS HAPPENED IN A SECOND OR TWO). IT'S AMAZING HOW FAST A MOTORCYCLE DECELERATES WHEN THE MOTOR QUITS. THE BIKE STALLED OUT NUMEROUS TIMES THAT SUMMER AND THE FOLLOWING TWO YEARS (2005 & 2006). IF A CAR WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE MOTORCYCLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I COULD'VE BEEN REAR-ENDED. I TOOK THE BIKE IN FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THE H-D DEALER COULD NOT REPEAT IT BECAUSE (I REALIZED THE FOLLOWING YEAR) IT ONLY DID THIS WHEN THE GAS TANK GOT BELOW 3/8 OF A TANK. WHEN I ORIGINALLY TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE, I DROPPED IT OFF WITH A FULL TANK. ONLY THREE YEARS LATER DID I GET IT SERVICED AT A H-D DEALER THAT THEY TOLD ME IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO ALL THE EARLY FUEL-INJECTED MODELS AND THAT H-D CORRECTED THE PROBLEM ON LATER MODELS (MINE IS A 2001 FATBOY). H-D REFUSES TO PAY FOR MY SERVICE ($153) AND I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. IT IS TRULY A SAFETY ISSUE AND WILL ONLY BE A MATTE
2001 Harley-Davidson Flstfi
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline › delivery › hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filings1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.