Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2007 Harley-Davidson XL1200N

Routine

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

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Electrical System1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe07V296000
Filed Jul 11, 200735,112 vehiclesHarley-Davidson Motor Company

Defect. CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES WERE BUILT WITH A CONDITION WHEREBY THE PANT LEG OF SOME RIDERS CAN HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE EXHAUST PIPE.

Risk. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE PANT LEG TO CHAR OR BURN, WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE POSSIBILITY OF INJURY TO THE RIDER.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL ADD A NEW EXHAUST SHIELD WHICH PROVIDES ADDITIONAL COVERAGE OFTHE EXHAUST PIPE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 12, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HARLEY-DAVIDSON AT 1-414-343-4056.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Electrical System
Filed Jun 30, 2008500 milesPA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON XL1200 NIGHTSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. HE STATED THAT HIS TURN SIGNALS WOULD FUNCTION PROPERLY BUT, WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD DEACTIVATE. THE REAR TIRE WIRES WERE RUNNING UNDERNEATH THE FENDER AND CUT THE WIRES. THE CONTACT CONSULTED THE DEALER AND THEY UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE WIRES. THE DEALER WAS CONSULTED A SECOND TIME AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD INSPECT THE MOTORCYCLE AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 950 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500. UPDATED 07/15/08 *BF

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2010
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20101000Routine
2007 — this page1100Routine

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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: Jul 11, 2007. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.