Steering
Filed Sep 6, 20146,500 milesCA
IF I REMOVE MY HANDS FROM THE HANDLE BARS THE BIKE STEERING WOBBLE VIOLENTLY THIS ALSO HAPPENED AT LOWER SPEEDS 45 MHR. LOST OF CONTROL COMES QUICKLY,YOU KNOW WHAT THE RESULTS COULD BE. *TR
2013 Harley-Davidson Fltrxse
Routine
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the steering. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steering | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsSteering
Filed Nov 17, 2013500 milesOH
AFTER PURCHASING MOTORCYCLE NEW FROM DEALER.. NOTICED THAT STEERING SHAKE / WOBBLE ON DECELERATION BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 30-60 MPH. NOTIFIED DEALER AND FOUND THAT STEERING COMPONENT NUT OF SOME SORT WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED ADJUSTMENT. THIS SEEMED TO HAVE FIXED ISSUE BUT SOON RETURNED WITHIN 1000 MILES. THE MOTORCYCLE CURRENTLY HAS AROUND 4000 MILES AND STILL HAS THIS CONDITION. REPORTED TO DEALER WHERE MOTORCYCLE WAS PURCHASED SEVERAL TIMES AND AFTER FAILURE TO FIX CONDITION CONTACTED ANOTHER DEALER. THIS NUT WAS THEN RE-TIGHTENED BUT SOON SHAKE / WOBBLE RETURNED DURING DECELERATION AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30-60 MPH. AFTER COMPLAINING TO SECOND H-D DEALER, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONTACTED H-D AND WERE TOLD TO ADVISE THE CUSTOMER (ME) TO NOT REMOVE HANDS FROM HANDLEBARS WHILE RIDING AND KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE BARS AT ALL TIMES. I THEN ADVISED THAT HANDS DON'T HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM HANDLEBARS TO FEEL THIS SHAKE AND WOBBLE ON DECELERATION. SPOKE WITH SEVERAL SERVICE TECHS AT H-D AND THEY STATED THAT THIS MOTORCYCLE (H-D ROADGLIDE) HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HAVE THIS CONDITION MOST OF ITS PRODUCTION. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT HARLEY DAVIDSON SELLS THESE MOTORCYCLES NEW STARTING AT $20000 AND IN MY CASE A SPECIAL EDITION CVO FOR $35000 AND CAN TELL ME THAT EVEN THOUGH MY STEERING SHAKES AND WOBBLES NOT TO REMOVE MY HANDS FROM THE HANDLEBARS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY YOUTUBE VIDEOS OF THIS CONDITION, JUST YOUTUBE THE WORDS "HARLEY DAVIDSON ROADGLIDE WOBBLE". PLEASE HELP FIX THIS ISSUE AS I
2 of 2 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.