Harley-Davidson Fxdwg
Owners filed 42 complaints across 13 model years of the Harley-Davidson Fxdwg. The 2008 drew the most (13); the 2013 the fewest (1).
Model years13
Complaints42
Recalls6
Fires0
Deaths1
Every Harley-Davidson Fxdwg model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | Routine | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe | Routine | |
| 2008 | 13 | 1 | — | 1 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Routine | |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Electrical System › Ignition › Switch | Routine | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline | Routine | |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | Fuel System, Other › Storage › Fuel Gauge System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1999 | 6 | 2 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack | Routine |
Which Harley-Davidson Fxdwg years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2008 is the weakest year on record, with 13 complaints concentrated in the fuel system, gasoline. It carries 1 recall.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.