Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 25, 2003IL
MOTORCYCLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. MOTORCYCLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DETERMINATION OF THE PROBLEM. HARLEY DAVIDSON V-ROD 2002. *AK
2002 Harley-Davidson Harley Davidson
Routine
Owners filed 8 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the visibility › rearview mirrors/devices. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wheels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Manual Transmission | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsElectrical System
Filed Jun 3, 20039,000 milesMD
VEHICLE (MOTORCYCLE) ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON WASHINGTON BELTWAY. COASTED ONTO SHOULDER WITHOUT INCIDENT. HARLEY DAVIDSON 02 DYNA SUPERGLIDE WITH 9,000 MILES (VIN [XXX]). *NLM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Wheels
Filed Mar 4, 2003MD
THE SOLID WHEELS CAUSE THE MOTORCYCLE TO LOSE STABILITY WHEN PASSED BY A LARGER VEHICLE (MODEL/FATBOY). SCC *NLM
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Filed Oct 18, 2002OH
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN AT A STOP THE EXHAUST PIPE WILL GLOW RED AND THIS CAN CAUSE INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR
Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices
Filed Sep 13, 2002VA
MIRRORS BREAK AT THE BEND NEAR THE BASE. MIRROR COULD INJURE THE RIDER CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. A FLYING MIRROR COULD PRESENT A HAZARD TO NEARBY TRAFFIC. I AM A MEMBER OF AN INTERNET OWNERS FORUM AND THE MIRROR STEM FAILURE IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THE SPORTSTER 883 AND 1200 CUSTOM MODELS. DEALERS WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. NLM
Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices
Filed Aug 27, 2002TX
LEFT SIDE MIRROR BROKE FROM STEM HITTING CONSUMER. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Aug 25, 2002TX
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Aug 6, 2002CA
ENGINE COUGHS BACK THROUGH INTAKE CAUSING MOTORCYCLE TO STOP UNEXPECTEDLY.*AK
8 of 8 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2000Reading 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.