DT: BRAKE FAILURE ON MOTORCYCLE. HYDRAULIC BRAKES HAVE PAINT ON METAL FITTINGS, AND AS THE PAINT FLAKED AWAY THE FITTINGS RUSTED, AND THE FLUID LEAKED OUT. THEN, THE BRAKES FAILED. DEALER SAID THEY DO NOT GUARANTEE BRAKES WHERE THEY USE SALT ON THE ROADS OR CLOSE TO OCEAN. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK
2001 Harley-Davidson Fxst
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › ignition › switch. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › Ignition › Switch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsWAS ON ILLINIOS ROUTE 150 TRAVELING AT 55 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE MOTORCYCLE LOST ALL POWER. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, THE ELECTRAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. I COSTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THIS BUSY 2 LANE HIGHWAY WITH ONLY A SOFT SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETE DEAD EXCEPT FOR THE ALARM SYSTEM. TAILERED THE BIKE TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND THE MAIN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TO THE TANK MOUNTED "PRIMARY" IGNITION SWITCH HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED PROPERLY. THE CONNECTOR JUST FEEL OFF WHILE THE BIKE WAS IN MOTION. IF THIS HAPPENED IN A TURN OF CROSSING AN INTERSECTION IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.*AK
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.