2013 Harley-Davidson Softail

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Engine	1		0	0	0

What owners reported

Newest filings

Engine

Filed Jun 30, 20157 milesAZ

I HAVE A 2013 HARLEY DAVIDSON SOFTAIL SLIM. FLS. RIGHT FROM DAY ONE THERE HAS BEEN EXTREME HEAT FROM THE MOTOR. ESPECIALLY FROM THE RIGHT SIDE WHERE MY OIL TANK IS. THE HEAT GETS SO HOT THAT IT HAS BURNED THE INSIDE IF MY THIGH. IF I SIT IN TRAFFIC FOR ANY AMOUNT OF TIME IT IS HARD FOR ME TO STAY ON MY BIKE DUE TO THE EXTREME HEAT UNDER MY RIGHT LEG. I HAVE CHANGED MY EXHAUST LIKE HARLEY RECOMMENDED, BUT IT DIDN'T HELP. I LOVE MY BIKE, BUT GETTING BURNS ON THE INSIDE OF MY THIGH SHOULD NOT BE A PART OF RIDING IT!

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2003

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2013 — this page	1	0	0	Routine
2012	3	1	0	Routine
2011	3	1	0	Routine
2010	1	0	0	Routine
2008	1	0	0	Routine
2007	2	1	0	Routine
2005	4	3	0	Routine
2004	4	1	0	Routine
2003	7	0	1	Routine
2002	4	0	0	Routine
2001	2	0	0	Routine
2000	7	0	0	Routine
1999	0	1	0	Routine
1998	3	1	0	Routine
1997	1	1	0	Routine
1996	3	1	0	Routine
1995	3	1	0	Routine

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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.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.