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2004 Harley-Davidson Dyna Glide 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 Nov 15, 2005
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 Apr 27, 2004

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2004 Harley-Davidson Dyna Glide. 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

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Fuel system
Filed Nov 15, 2005

DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 04V465000 CONCERNING THE FUEL TANK STORAGE ASSEMBLY. THWERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THE PARTS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR AT LEAST SIX MORE WEEKS. *NM.

NHTSA ID
10142810
Incident
Nov 1, 2005
Mileage
7,000 mi
Suspension
Filed Oct 6, 2004

CONSUMER JUST PURCHASED A NEW HARLEY-DAVIDSON, AND THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE FRONT WHEEL TO WOBBLE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ONCE AT 844 MILES. THEN, IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT 1149 MILES. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD THE MOTORCYCLE REPAIRED SPACER WAS IN THE FRONT WHEEL . *TC

NHTSA ID
10090051
Incident
Aug 28, 2004
Mileage
844 mi
Transmission
Filed Aug 5, 2004

WHILE MOTORCYCLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS. *AK THE LEAK OCCURRED IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE WHICH RESULTED IN SOME OF THE FLUID GETTING ON THE TIRE. THE DEALER HAS WORKED ON THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES AND HAS REPLACED 6 O-RINGS IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE SHIFTER PEG FELL OF WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER. THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE MOTORCYCLE. *NM

NHTSA ID
10075915
Incident
Jun 8, 2004
Mileage
195 mi
Brakes
Filed Jul 30, 2004

THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT PROPERLY LUBRICATED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE REAR BRAKES LOCKING UP AND CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEMS. *AK *SC *JB

NHTSA ID
10081419
Incident
Jul 2, 2004
Mileage
400 mi
Transmission
Filed Apr 27, 2004

I WAS RIDING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THE CLUTCH BOLT FLEW OUT OF THE DERBY COVER I WAS LUCKY THAT IT FLEW OUT INSTED OF IN THE GEAR THAT WOULD HAVE LOCKED MY BACK WHEELE UP AND I WOULD HAVE CRASHED I TOOK IT TO THE HARLEY SHOP OF WYTHEVILLE VA AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS UNCHECKED BY THE HARLEY SHOP OF ROANOKE VA OF WERE I PURCHASED IT FROM THE BIKE IS A 2004 MODEL AND HAS1600 MILES ON IT. *AK

NHTSA ID
10067935
Incident
Apr 16, 2004
Mileage
1,600 mi

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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