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2002 Harley-Davidson 1200 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest May 25, 2015
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Oct 1, 2002

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2002 Harley-Davidson 1200. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–6 of 6

Suspension
Filed May 25, 2015

THE PERSON DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IS NOT THE OWNER OF THIS MOTORCYCLE AND IS DRIVING THIS MOTORCYCLE ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE. THE SUSPENDED LICENSE IS FOR EXCESSIVE DUIS AND HAS BEEN USING THIS VEHICLE (A FRIEND OF THEIRS) TO GO OUT AND PARTY.

NHTSA ID
10721281
Incident
May 24, 2015
Electrical
Filed Apr 29, 2004

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER BETWEEN BATTERY AND IGNITION. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANAGER DENNIS MAAS. *AK

NHTSA ID
10071842
Incident
Apr 29, 2004
Visibility
Filed May 29, 2003

CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SIDE MIRROR AFTER GIVEN THE REPAIR PARTS WHICH CAUSED THE BOLTS TO LOOSEN. RECALL NUMBER UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE THE DEALER NAME, NUMBER AND ADDRESS.*AK

NHTSA ID
10021823
Incident
May 27, 2003
Brakes
Filed Mar 13, 2003

THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE MADE A NOISE WHEN APPLIED, ALSO THE REAR BRAKES DID NOT HOLD. *JB THE FRONT BRAKES MADE NOISE CONTINUOUSLY AND THERE WAS INADEQUATE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE REAR BRAKES AND REMAIN A PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FACTORY WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ADDITIONAL PARTS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. (COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL PER DEALER AND OTHER HARLEY DAVIDSON DEALERS) *SCC

NHTSA ID
10011659
Incident
Jul 1, 2002
Mileage
1,500 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Dec 27, 2002
Crash reported

WHILE DRIVING THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT COME DOWN CAUSING THE BIKE TO STAY AT A HIGH SPEED CAUSING ACCIDENT. TS *JG

NHTSA ID
10001554
Incident
Sep 25, 2002
Visibility
Filed Oct 1, 2002

WHILE RIDDING THE MOTORCYCLE, AT THE SPEED OF 50MPH THE LEFT MIRROR BROKE AND HIT THE CHEST LOOSING THE CONTROL. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. NLM

NHTSA ID
8019986
Incident
Oct 1, 2002

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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