Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2006 Harley-Davidson Flstfi

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension › rear. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Suspension › Rear1
000
Seats1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Seats
Filed Oct 4, 201110,600 milesNJ

WHEN REMOVING SEAT, LEFT SIDE ANGLE BRACKET THAT HOLDS SCREW, (1/4-20 THUMB SCREW), FELL TO FLOOR. THIS BRACKET WAS RIVETED TO THE PLASTIC SEAT PAN, IN A TRIANGULAR PATTERN. THE BRACKET, RIVETS, AND PLASTIC, ABOUT THE SIZE / SHAPE OF A NICKEL, FELL OUT IN ONE PIECE. THERE ARE SPIDER CRACKS IN THE SEAT PAN AROUND THE HOLE ON THE LEFT SIDE AND ON THE RIGHT SIDE BRACKET ASSEMBLY AREA ALSO. IF THE SEAT FAILS, CAUSING A SEAT/RIDER SHIFT, AT ANY SPEED, WILL MAKE MOTORCYCLE UNCONTROLLABLE. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. LOOKING ONLINE FOR A REPLACEMENT, MANY USED SEATS HAVE THIS SAME CRACKING AROUND THE BRACKETS. I AM 6'3", 240LBS. AND VERY SELDOM RIDE TWO UP. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN, EVER. *TR

Suspension › Rear
Filed Dec 31, 20078,500 milesAL

REAR WHEEL BEARINGS WORN BADLY AT ONLY 8,500 MILES CREATING UNSTABLE CONDITION. BEARINGS ARE SEALED AND CAN NOT BE LUBRICATED. THERE IS ALSO NO MENTION OF MAINTENANCE OR INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS IN OWNERS MANUAL/MAINTENANCE INTERVALS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM SINCE HARLEY DAVIDSON SWITCHED FROM GREASY BEARINGS TO THOSE OF THE SEALED TYPE. *TR

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2006
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
2006 — this page2000Routine
20050100Routine
20042100Routine
20031100Routine
20020100Routine
20011000Routine

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Other Harley-Davidson models

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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.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.