Harley-Davidson Soft Tail
Owners filed 23 complaints across 1 model years of the Harley-Davidson Soft Tail. The 2009 drew the most (23); the 2009 the fewest (23).
Model years1
Complaints23
Recalls0
Fires1
Deaths0
Every Harley-Davidson Soft Tail model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 23 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System | Routine |
Which Harley-Davidson Soft Tail years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2009 is the weakest year on record, with 23 complaints concentrated in the electrical system.
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.