| Electrical System | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 120.0%ODI 10650777 · 45,000 miTHE MOTORCYCLE REVED UP TO 4500 RPM WILE AT AN IDLE AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO PROPER IDLE. *TR Look up ODI 10650777 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 110.0%ODI 10935471 · 15,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 HARLEY-DAVIDSON ELECTRA GLIDE ULTRA FLHTCUI. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND FLIPPED THE MOTORCYCLE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT WAS PLACED IN A MEDICALLY INDUCED COMA DUE TO THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND LATER DEEMED DESTROYED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO TH… Look up ODI 10935471 at NHTSA ↗ | 430.8%ODI 10062801 · 33,450 miCOMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. *AK Look up ODI 10062801 at NHTSA ↗ | 112.5%ODI 100438762001 FLHTCUI HARLEY DAVIDSON:VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AT ANY TIME.HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE NEW AND AFTER TWO YEARS AND TOO MANY TRIPS TO THE DEALER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM I'M FRUSTRATED.THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBELM.U*AK Look up ODI 10043876 at NHTSA ↗ | 450.0%ODI 10025389 · 4,000 miHARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSING BIKE TO SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC AND AT HIGH SPEEDS. Look up ODI 10025389 at NHTSA ↗ | 830.8%ODI 10046664 · 9,414 mi2003 HARLEY FLHTC-UI EXPERIENED A COMEPLETE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH.*MR (NAR) THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THEY INSTALLED A 40 AMP MAXI FUSE Look up ODI 10046664 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Electrical System:Wiring:Fuses And Circuit Breakers | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 110.0%ODI 826135CIRCUIT BREAKER HAS BEEN DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED TWO TIMES, THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED, AND DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK Look up ODI 826135 at NHTSA ↗ | 110.0%ODI 10082730I HAVE A 1999 HARLEY MODEL #FLHTCU-I, VIN # [XXX].I RECEIVED A RECALL ON PART # 29987-99A A CIRCUIT BREAKER THAT COULD OPEN DUE TO REASONS OTHER THAN FOR WHICH IT WAS DESIGNED,CAUSING AN UNEXPECTED INTERRUPTION OF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE MOTORCYCLE. I WAS ON VACATION WHEN THIS UNEXPECTED INTERRUPTION OCCURRED. I HAD MY BIKE TOWED TO KNOXVILLE, TN.,THE NEAREST H-D DEALER.THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT THE HAVE SEEN ON SEVERAL OF THESE BIKES. WHEN I CALLED H-D COSTONER SERVICE THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE NOT RECALLING THE STATOR ASSY., #2998… Look up ODI 10082730 at NHTSA ↗ | 323.1%ODI 10063717 · 33,500 miCOMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTDOWN LIKELY CAUSED BY SAME PROBLEM AS ADDRESSED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V134000. THE MAIN CIRCUIT BREAKER OPENS WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSES A COMPLETE FAILURE OF ALL SYSTEMS. THIS AFFECTED MY 2000 FLHTCUI AND POSES AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE ALL SYSTEMS, INCLUDING LIGHTS FAIL. THIS COULD EASILY RESULT IN A FATAL ACCIDENT IF IT OCCURS IN A HIGH TRAFFIC CONDITION.*AK Look up ODI 10063717 at NHTSA ↗ | 112.5%ODI 10041728 · 11,500 miMAIN CIRCUIT BREAKER ON MOTORCYCLE CUTS OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED, LEAVING BIKE WITH NO POWER. HAD TO DRIFT TO SIDE OF ROAD. WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND IT RESET ITSELF. BIKE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY AFTER THAT. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED. *LA Look up ODI 10041728 at NHTSA ↗ | 112.5%ODI 10025389 · 4,000 miHARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSING BIKE TO SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC AND AT HIGH SPEEDS. Look up ODI 10025389 at NHTSA ↗ | 830.8%ODI 10073135 · 4,695 mi25 MAY, 2004 I WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL FOR MY 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCUI IN MID APRIL. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP, PETERSON'S HD OF MIAMI, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART AND THAT THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN IT WAS AVAILABLE. THEY REPEATED THIS STATEMENT THE NEXT TIME I CALLED THEM. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL WOULD NOT AFFECT MY BIKE BECAUSE IT DID NOT HAVE A BUNCH OF ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES. I HAVE THREE ADDITIONAL REAR SPOILER LIGHTS AND FRONT XENON AND TWO HALOGEN BULBS THEY TOLD ME THAT THAT WAS NOT ENOUGH POWER TO CAUSE… Look up ODI 10073135 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Electrical System:Ignition:Switch | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 1100.0%ODI 829221RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED ABOUT THE IGNITION SWITCH. CONTACTED A DEALER, AND THEY DO NOT HAVE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER DOES NOT HAVE AN 800 NUMBER TO CONTACT. PARTS HAVE BEEN ON ORDERED FOR OVER 60 DAYS AND PROBABLY LONGER. STATES THEY ONLY RECEIVE TWO PARTS PER MONTH. *AK *ML Look up ODI 829221 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 120.0%ODI 829306CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER CONCERNING THE IGNITION SWITCH. NOTIFIED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. RECALL 98V158000. *AK Look up ODI 829306 at NHTSA ↗ | 440.0%ODI 826134IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES BECAUSE WHEN RIDING AT ANY SPEED THE RADIO WILL FLASH ON OR GOES OFF. THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND THE ENGINE CUTS OFF. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE MOTORCYCLE WILL RESTART BY ITSELF OR IT WON'T START AT ALL. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK Look up ODI 826134 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 220.0%ODI 856056CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 99V003000 CONCERNING ENGINE CAM BOLT FAILURE. DEALER DID NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK Look up ODI 856056 at NHTSA ↗ | 323.1%ODI 10194004 · 37,400 mi2000 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCUI (ELECTRA GLIDE ULTRA CLASSIC) CAM CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED AT 37,400 MILES. LARGE CHUNK OF MATERIAL BLOCKED OIL FLOW. *TR Look up ODI 10194004 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 16.7%ODI 101451512006 ULTRA CLASSIC HAS SMOKED SINCE DAY I BOUGHT IT! HAD ONLY 2 MILES ON IT WHEN I WAS GIVEN THE PDI BY SALESMAN. BIKE IS STILL SMOKING ON STARTUP WHEN COLD. SO FAR HARLEY'S ONLY ANSWER IS TO WRENCH MY ENGINE, WHICH IN ESSENCE MEANS I HAVE PURCHASED A USED BIKE FOR A NEW PRICE! *JB Look up ODI 10145151 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 120.0%ODI 540597FRONT BRAKE DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK, WHICH CONTROLS THE FLOW OF FLUID TO THE BRAKES, FAILED. WHEN DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE FRONT BRAKES HELD FOR A SECOND AND THEN FAILED. Look up ODI 540597 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 112.5%ODI 10149875 · 40,000 miREAR BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO POOR DESIGN OF MASTER CYLINDER MOUNTED TOO CLOSE TO EXHAUST ALONG WITH DOT 5 BRAKE FLUID WHICH GENERATES AIR IN SYSTEM AT ALTITUDES. *NM Look up ODI 10149875 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 125.0%ODI 10343708 · 18,000 miON MY 2004 ULTRA CLASSIC HARLEY,WHICH I OWNED SINCE IT WAS NEW. THE FRONT MASTER CYLINDER LEVER SLOW WENT DOWN OVER THE YEARS UNTIL THE LEVER IS DOWN TO THE HANDLE GRIP. I'VE BLED THE FRONT BRAKE AND NOTHING, CHECK THE PADS LITTLE LESS THEN HALF ! SO I'M THINK THE MASTER CYLINDER IS A DEFECT. *TR Look up ODI 10343708 at NHTSA ↗ | 120.0%ODI 10167493 · 12,047 miDT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE HYDRAULIC REAR BRAKE DID NOT WORK AT ALL. THE FRONT BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE BRAKING. THE ROAD CONDITION WAS HARD SURFACED. ALSO, THE SECOND TIME THE FRONT BRAKE LINING PAD HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER BUT WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR DUE TO HIGH VOLUME OF WORK AND INSTEAD THE CONTACT FIXED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED BUT WAS ADVISED THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. UPDATED 10/17/2006 - *NM… Look up ODI 10167493 at NHTSA ↗ | 213.3%ODI 10237897 · 31,000 miBRAKE LINE WAS FOUND TO BE CHAFFED FROM RUBBING ON THE CLUTCH LINE WHICH IS BUNDLE TOGETHER. THIS RESULTED IN A APPROXIMATELY 1/8" HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE. FOUND WHEN CHANGING THE BRAKES. *TR Look up ODI 10237897 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Engine | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 120.0%ODI 10650777 · 45,000 miTHE MOTORCYCLE REVED UP TO 4500 RPM WILE AT AN IDLE AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO PROPER IDLE. *TR Look up ODI 10650777 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 311.5%ODI 10604620 · 3,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC FLHTCUI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE EHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V134000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000. Look up ODI 10604620 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 120.0%ODI 10544184 · 20,000 miHARLEY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO UPGRADE THE CAM TENSIONER ON THE TWIN CAM 88 MOTOR FROM 1991-1996. THEY HAVE A TENDENCEY TO "EXPLODE" AFTER 20-25K MILES. $500 FOR THE PART #25284-11, $500-$1000 FOR LABOR. THERE IS NOTHING IN THE SERVICE MANUALS FOR CHECKING THIS PART. TO REPLACE IT REQUIRES A COMPLETE MOTOR TEAR DOWN. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR A MOTOR PART NOT TO LAST OVER 20K MILES. Look up ODI 10544184 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 110.0%ODI 10190532 · 14,000 miTHIS COMPLAINT WAS RELATED TO A WARRANTY REPAIR ITEM ON A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART FROM HARLEY-DAVIDISON TWIN CAM MOTORS 1999 - 2000. REAR CAM BEARING FAILURE. IN 08/2006 I PURCHASED A 1999 FLHTCUI WITH 6000 MILES. HARLEY DID A WARRANTY REPAIR ON THESE MOTORCYCLES UP TO 50000 MILES OR 5 YEARS. THE PREVIOUS OWNER DID NOT BRING THE MOTORCYCLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIR OF DEFECTIVE PART. THEREFORE, I CONTACTED HARLEY DAVIDSON TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPLACE DEFECTIVE BEARING SINCE IT WAS AN ISSUE OF WHEN THIS PART WAS GOING TO FAIL, NOT IF THIS PART WAS… Look up ODI 10190532 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 112.5%ODI 10044986 · 50,000 miMOTORCYCLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. CONDITION FORCED DRIVER TO PULL THE MOTORCYCLE OFF THE ROAD. WAS UNABLE TO RESTART MOTORCYCLE UNTIL 30-60 -SECONDS LATER. DEALER INSPECTED MOTORCYCLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK Look up ODI 10044986 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 27.7%ODI 10228610 · 5,000 miSPEEDOMETER GOES TO ZERO REGARDLESS OF VEHICLE SPEED, ENGINE IDLE CONTROL DEGRADES. PROBLEM SEEM TO BE GREATER DURING HOT WEATHER. HAVE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER RIDERS WITH SIMILAR EQUIPMENT. *TR Look up ODI 10228610 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 16.7%ODI 10316874 · 42,000 miFAILURE HAS NOT OCCURED ON MY BIKE HOWEVER NUMEROUS REPORTS FROM OTHERS AND DEALER RECOMMENDATION TO HAVE CAM CHAIN TENSIONERS CHECKED BECAUSE AS I WAS TOLD, IT IS NOT A QUESTION OF WHETHER BUT WHEN THEY WILL FAIL. FAILURE RESULTS IN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER WHICH UNDER HIGHWAY CONDITIONS, FOR EXAMPLE WOULD LEAD TO DECELERATION, AS IN PASSING OR MERGING ONTO A FREEWAY. CONSEQUENTLY, PROBABILITY IS HIGH THAT COLLISION WILL OCCUR RESULTING IN DEATH OR SEVERE INJURY TO THE RIDER. THUS IT APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE BUT IT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSE… Look up ODI 10316874 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Tires | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 150.0%ODI 10535006 · 47,509 miTIRE BLEW OUT AT 75 MPH. APPROX. 4,500 MILES ON TIRE. *TR Look up ODI 10535006 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 110.0%ODI 553897CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR 7500 MILE SERVICE PRIOR TO TAKING A TRIP, WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN HANDLING, STOPPED AT A HD DEALER AND WHILE CHECKING BIKE THEY FOUND THAT THE REAR TIRE WAS DANGEROUSLY WORN, CONSUMER CHECKED THE 7500 MILE SERVICE RECORD WHICH STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE CHECKED FOR PRESSURE WEAR AND DAMAGE, CONSUMER CONCERNED IF OTHER SERVICES WERE CHECKED COMPLETED WHEN THEY WERE NOT. NLM Look up ODI 553897 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 112.5%ODI 10365526 · 1,500 miON SEPTEMBER 23RD 2010 MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING WEST ON INTERSTATE 40 IN TENNESSEE ON A 2001 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC.. AT MILE MARKER 356 THE REAR TIRE SUDDENLY DEFLATED CAUSING THE BIKE TO FISHTAIL VIOLENTLY. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. I ATTEMPTED TO EASE THE BIKE INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO AVOID POSSIBLE COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. I LOST CONTROL AND MY WIFE AND I WERE THROWN FROM THE BIKE. THE BIKE FLIPPED AND WAS DAMAGED HEAVILY. MY WIFE RECEIVED MULTIPLE SCRAPES, BRUISES, AND A SPRAINED WRIST. I RECEIVED 6 BROKEN RIBS,… Look up ODI 10365526 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 213.3%ODI 10169109THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF HIS 2006 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC WHEN THE REAR TIRE WENT FLAT. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. *TS THE VEHICLE'S LEFT HEADLIGHT, LEFT FRONT PEGS, SEAT, LEFT DRY BOX, LEFT SIDE AND HANDLE BAR WERE DAMAGED. *NM Look up ODI 10169109 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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