1 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.
13V491000 · Service Brakes | Steering
Reported: 2013-10-17 (October 17, 2013) · Model years: 2014
Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) is recalling certain model year 2014 Trike motorcycles manufactured July 24, 2013, through September 2, 2013. Due to an incorrectly machined part, the motorcycle may have an excessive steering angle allowing the inner fairing to contact the rear brake fluid reservoir resulting in a loss of brake fluid. Additionally, the steering damper may be damaged.
Consequence: Loss of brake fluid from the rear reservoir would reduce brake performance. Steering damper damage could reduce the rider's ability to control the motorcycle. Either condition increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the trikes and replace the fork stem bracket, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on December 2, 2013. Owners may contact Harley-Davidson at 1-800-258-2464. Harley-Davidson's recall number is 0152.
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
10 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
60.0%Usable mileage6 / 10 records
100.0%Valid incident date10 / 10 records
100.0%Valid filing date10 / 10 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates10 / 10 records
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
Component complaint heatmap
Component
2011
2014
2017
2018
Power Train
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
466.7%ODI 11166542
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HARLEY-DAVIDSON TRIKE MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V734000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT CALLED EISENHAUER'S TIOGA COUNTY HARLEY-DAVIDSON AT [phone removed] (LOCATED AT 2911 S MAIN ST, MANSFIELD, PA 16933) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HARLEY DAVIDSON TRIKE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT. THE PIPE WHERE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS LOCATED CAUSED SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS LEG. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED; HOWEVER, THEY DID INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,500. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TRIKE CONSTANTLY STALLS WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP, AND HAVE TO APPLY BRAKES BOTH AT SAME TIME OR JUST FRONT OR REAR IT APPEARS AS INTERMITTENT AT TIMES. SAFETY HAZARD HAVING TO COMPLETELY STOP IN AN INTERSECTION WHEN STALLED, INSTEAD OF JUST DISENGAGING CLUTCH AND COASTING TO START AS OLDER BIKES/ TRIKES.
WHILE RIDING THE TRIKE STALLS OUT WHILE STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, OR STOP SIGNS. TOOK IT TO HARLEY, THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. AFTER RIDING FOR FOURTY YEARS, PRETTY SURE I KNOW IS SOMETHING IS WRONG, AND THERE IS! AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I FIND THAT I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND THAT THE FIX IS A FAULTY SAFETY SWITCH ON THE CLUTCH. THE TRIKE WILL ONLY START IN NEUTRAL, WHICH IT SHOULD START IN GEAR WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THIS IS A SIGN THAT THE SWITCH IS BAD. AFTER SPENDING $150.00 FOR HARLEY TO TELL ME NOTHING WAS WRONG …
2014 HARLEY DAVIDSON STREET GLIDE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MOTORCYCLE RECALL NOTICE AND UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED HIS LOCAL DEALER, TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, HE WAS INFORMED, THEY WERE REPAIRING MOTORCYCLES THEY SOLD FIRST AND HIS NAME WOULD BE PLACED ON THEIR CALL LIST. THE DEALER STATED, THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW MANY KITS THEY WOULD RECEIVE TO FIX THE RECALL.
2014 HARLEY DAVIDSON STREET GLIDE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MOTORCYCLE RECALL NOTICE AND UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED HIS LOCAL DEALER, TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, HE WAS INFORMED, THEY WERE REPAIRING MOTORCYCLES THEY SOLD FIRST AND HIS NAME WOULD BE PLACED ON THEIR CALL LIST. THE DEALER STATED, THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW MANY KITS THEY WOULD RECEIVE TO FIX THE RECALL.
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
Component failure mileage distribution
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
Power Train
Too few reports for a range
2,251 mi
2 (sparse)
ODI 11170013 · 1,001 mi
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HARLEY-DAVIDSON TRIKE. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR, THE CLUTCH SEIZED, FAILED TO SHIFT, AND REMAINED STUCK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED LUMBERJACK HARLEY-DAVIDSON (2518 NW STALLINGS DR, NACOGDOCHES, TX 75964, [phone removed]) AND A MECHANIC WAS SUPPOSED TO RETRIEVE THE VEHICLE, BUT NEVER SHOWED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,001. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
WHILE RIDING THE TRIKE STALLS OUT WHILE STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, OR STOP SIGNS. TOOK IT TO HARLEY, THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. AFTER RIDING FOR FOURTY YEARS, PRETTY SURE I KNOW IS SOMETHING IS WRONG, AND THERE IS! AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I FIND THAT I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND THAT THE FIX IS A FAULTY SAFETY SWITCH ON THE CLUTCH. THE TRIKE WILL ONLY START IN NEUTRAL, WHICH IT SHOULD START IN GEAR WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THIS IS A SIGN THAT THE SWITCH IS BAD. AFTER SPENDING $150.00 FOR HARLEY TO TELL ME NOTHING WAS WRONG …
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HARLEY DAVIDSON TRIKE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT. THE PIPE WHERE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS LOCATED CAUSED SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS LEG. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED; HOWEVER, THEY DID INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,500. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
EXCESSIVE HEAT COMMING OFF THE EXHAUST PIPES THAT BURN THE SKIN ON MY CALFS. THIS OCCURS IN A VERY SHORT TIME OF RIDING, USUALLY IN ABOUT TEN MINUTES INTO A RIDE. I HAVE HAD THE DEALER WRAP THE EXHAUST WITH HEAT DEFLECTING WRAP, WHICH HAS NOT HELPED THE PROBLEM. EACH TIME I RIDE, I HAVE HEAT BURNS ON THE BACK OF MY RIGHT LEG. HARLEY-DAVIDSON EMPLOYEES CONSIDER THIS A NORMAL CONDITION. I NEVER HEARD OF SOMETHING CAUSING INJURY TO SOMEONE AS BEING A NORMAL CONDITION. *TT
TRIKE CONSTANTLY STALLS WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP, AND HAVE TO APPLY BRAKES BOTH AT SAME TIME OR JUST FRONT OR REAR IT APPEARS AS INTERMITTENT AT TIMES. SAFETY HAZARD HAVING TO COMPLETELY STOP IN AN INTERSECTION WHEN STALLED, INSTEAD OF JUST DISENGAGING CLUTCH AND COASTING TO START AS OLDER BIKES/ TRIKES.
WHEN THE ENGINE ON MY 2017 HARLEY DAVIDSON TRIGLIDE GETS HOT, IT WILL STALL WHEN I COME TO STOP. THIS ISSUE BEGAN AFTER 5000 MILES, AND I'VE HAD IT IN THE SHOP 2 TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MY TRIKE STILL HAS ONLY HD STOCK PARTS. IT ALSO WILL NOT START IN GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH ENGAGED, WHICH CAUSES A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WHEN IT STALLS, AS I MUST TRY TO GET IT IN NEUTRAL BEFORE I CAN RESTART IT. LAST YEAR, IT STALLED WITH THE CLUTCH ENGAGED, IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION, ON A HOLIDAY WEEKEND. I HAD TO TRY TO GET IT IN NEUTRAL…
WHILE RIDING THE TRIKE STALLS OUT WHILE STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, OR STOP SIGNS. TOOK IT TO HARLEY, THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. AFTER RIDING FOR FOURTY YEARS, PRETTY SURE I KNOW IS SOMETHING IS WRONG, AND THERE IS! AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I FIND THAT I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND THAT THE FIX IS A FAULTY SAFETY SWITCH ON THE CLUTCH. THE TRIKE WILL ONLY START IN NEUTRAL, WHICH IT SHOULD START IN GEAR WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THIS IS A SIGN THAT THE SWITCH IS BAD. AFTER SPENDING $150.00 FOR HARLEY TO TELL ME NOTHING WAS WRONG …
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
2024-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2017: 6 complaints · 2018: 1 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2017
0
5
6
2018
0
1
1
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2017
6
0
0
2018
1
0
0
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
Component co-occurrence matrix
Component
Power Train
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System
Fuel/Propulsion System
Engine
Service Brakes
Steering
Unknown Or Other
Power Train
—
0
0
1ODI 11189760 · 3,500 mi
WHILE RIDING THE TRIKE STALLS OUT WHILE STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, OR STOP SIGNS. TOOK IT TO HARLEY, THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. AFTER RIDING FOR FOURTY YEARS, PRETTY SURE I KNOW IS SOMETHING IS WRONG, AND THERE IS! AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I FIND THAT I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND THAT THE FIX IS A FAULTY SAFETY SWITCH ON THE CLUTCH. THE TRIKE WILL ONLY START IN NEUTRAL, WHICH IT SHOULD START IN GEAR WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THIS IS A SIGN THAT THE SWITCH IS BAD. AFTER SPENDING $150.00 FOR HARLEY TO TELL ME NOTHING WAS WRONG …
WHILE RIDING THE TRIKE STALLS OUT WHILE STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, OR STOP SIGNS. TOOK IT TO HARLEY, THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. AFTER RIDING FOR FOURTY YEARS, PRETTY SURE I KNOW IS SOMETHING IS WRONG, AND THERE IS! AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I FIND THAT I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND THAT THE FIX IS A FAULTY SAFETY SWITCH ON THE CLUTCH. THE TRIKE WILL ONLY START IN NEUTRAL, WHICH IT SHOULD START IN GEAR WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THIS IS A SIGN THAT THE SWITCH IS BAD. AFTER SPENDING $150.00 FOR HARLEY TO TELL ME NOTHING WAS WRONG …
2014 HARLEY DAVIDSON STREET GLIDE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MOTORCYCLE RECALL NOTICE AND UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED HIS LOCAL DEALER, TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, HE WAS INFORMED, THEY WERE REPAIRING MOTORCYCLES THEY SOLD FIRST AND HIS NAME WOULD BE PLACED ON THEIR CALL LIST. THE DEALER STATED, THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW MANY KITS THEY WOULD RECEIVE TO FIX THE RECALL.
2014 HARLEY DAVIDSON STREET GLIDE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MOTORCYCLE RECALL NOTICE AND UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED HIS LOCAL DEALER, TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, HE WAS INFORMED, THEY WERE REPAIRING MOTORCYCLES THEY SOLD FIRST AND HIS NAME WOULD BE PLACED ON THEIR CALL LIST. THE DEALER STATED, THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW MANY KITS THEY WOULD RECEIVE TO FIX THE RECALL.
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
2 patterns with matching reports.
Stalling or loss of power
4 mentions · 40.0% of complaints
Median mileage: 4,300 mi (4 usable records).
ODI 11091496 · 6,454 mi
TRIKE CONSTANTLY STALLS WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP, AND HAVE TO APPLY BRAKES BOTH AT SAME TIME OR JUST FRONT OR REAR IT APPEARS AS INTERMITTENT AT TIMES. SAFETY HAZARD HAVING TO COMPLETELY STOP IN AN INTERSECTION WHEN STALLED, INSTEAD OF JUST DISENGAGING CLUTCH AND COASTING TO START AS OLDER BIKES/ TRIKES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HARLEY-DAVIDSON TRIKE. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR, THE CLUTCH SEIZED, FAILED TO SHIFT, AND REMAINED STUCK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED LUMBERJACK HARLEY-DAVIDSON (2518 NW STALLINGS DR, NACOGDOCHES, TX 75964, [phone removed]) AND A MECHANIC WAS SUPPOSED TO RETRIEVE THE VEHICLE, BUT NEVER SHOWED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,001. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
WHILE RIDING THE TRIKE STALLS OUT WHILE STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, OR STOP SIGNS. TOOK IT TO HARLEY, THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. AFTER RIDING FOR FOURTY YEARS, PRETTY SURE I KNOW IS SOMETHING IS WRONG, AND THERE IS! AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I FIND THAT I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND THAT THE FIX IS A FAULTY SAFETY SWITCH ON THE CLUTCH. THE TRIKE WILL ONLY START IN NEUTRAL, WHICH IT SHOULD START IN GEAR WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THIS IS A SIGN THAT THE SWITCH IS BAD. AFTER SPENDING $150.00 FOR HARLEY TO TELL ME NOTHING WAS WRONG …
Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b
Battery drain and no-start mentions
1 mentions · 10.0% of complaints
Median mileage: 3,500 mi (1 usable records).
ODI 11189760 · 3,500 mi
WHILE RIDING THE TRIKE STALLS OUT WHILE STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, OR STOP SIGNS. TOOK IT TO HARLEY, THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. AFTER RIDING FOR FOURTY YEARS, PRETTY SURE I KNOW IS SOMETHING IS WRONG, AND THERE IS! AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I FIND THAT I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND THAT THE FIX IS A FAULTY SAFETY SWITCH ON THE CLUTCH. THE TRIKE WILL ONLY START IN NEUTRAL, WHICH IT SHOULD START IN GEAR WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THIS IS A SIGN THAT THE SWITCH IS BAD. AFTER SPENDING $150.00 FOR HARLEY TO TELL ME NOTHING WAS WRONG …