Service BrakesFire
Filed Mar 26, 201417,000 milesNV
REAR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED CAUSING LEAKING OF REAR MASTER CYLINDER FLUID, LOSS OF REAR BRAKE CONTROL AND ASSOCIATED WIRING CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR
2009 Harley-Davidson XR1200
Routine
Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel/propulsion system. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsFuel/Propulsion System
Filed Aug 27, 20135,188 milesIL
PLASTIC FUEL TANKS SWELLS. HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BY HARLEY DAVIDSON, HOWEVER, THE TANKS ARE REPLACED WITH THE SAME ITEM/PART NUMBER. AFTER EACH TANK REPLACEMENT THE SWELLING CONTINUES WITH THE NEW TANK. I AM CONCERNED THAT NOW THAT I AM OUT OF WARRANTY THE TANK WILL NO LONGER BE REPLACED AND THAT EVENTUALLY THE SWELLING WILL LEAD TO CRACKING AND FUEL SPILLAGE WITH A FIRE OR CRASH RESULTING. *TR
Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Aug 5, 20135,800 milesCA
THE PLASTIC GAS TANK ON THESE BIKES SWELLS TO THE POINT THE COVERS NO LONGER FIT. HOPING THEY DON'T SWELL TO THE POINT OF LEAKING FUEL. *TR
3 of 3 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.