Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2007 Harley-Davidson Fxdwg

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › ignition › switch. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Electrical System › Ignition › Switch1
000
Electrical System1
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1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar06V474000
Filed Dec 18, 200610,397 vehiclesHarley-Davidson Motor Company

Defect. ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE INTERNALLY WIRED HANDLEBARS HAVE A POTENTIAL TO CRACK AT THE HOLE WHERE THE WIRES EXIT THE HANDLEBARS BETWEEN THE HANDLEBAR CLAMPS.

Risk. SHOULD THESE CRACKS PROGRESS TO THE POINT OF BREAKING THE HANDLEBAR INTO TWO PIECES, A LOSS OF CONTROL COULD RESULT WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH WHICH COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH TO THE RIDER.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HANDLEBAR WITH ONE WITH A GREATER WALL THICKNESS AND WITH A WIRE EXIT HOLE THAT HAS A SHAPE THAT REDUCES STRESS CONCENTRATION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 16, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HARLEY-DAVIDSON AT 1-414-342-4680.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Electrical System
Filed May 1, 2015350 milesMN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON FXDWG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE MOTORCYCLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 350. UPDATED 7/7/15*CN

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Feb 5, 20072,000 milesTX

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE RECAL 06V474 CONCERNING SWITCHED HANDLE BARS WAS REPAIRED ON THE 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON THE MOTORCYCLE EXPERIENCED A LOOSE RIGHT CONTROL SWITCH ASSEMBLY. THE HANDLE BAR SEEMED TOO SMALL. THIS COULD RESULT IN A WIRING MALFUNCTION THAT COULD HINDERED THE MOTORCYCLE FROM BEING SHUT OFF. *AK UPDATED 02/22/07. *JB

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2008
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20131000Routine
20121000Routine
20103000Routine
200813100Routine
2007 — this page2100Routine
20051000Routine
20033100Routine
20024101Fatalities reported
20013000Routine
20002000Routine
19996200Routine
19981000Routine
19972000Routine

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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: Dec 18, 2006. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.