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2001 Harley-Davidson Electra 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 Jun 20, 2006
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 Aug 7, 2001

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2001 Harley-Davidson Electra 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

Showing 1–5 of 5

Body & structure
Filed Jun 20, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE RIDING A MOTORCYCLE A CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM IN THE FRONT. UPON INSPECTION, 3 OF THE 4 MOUNTING BRACKETS THAT RETAINED THE FRONT FAIRING WERE BROKEN. THE BRACKETS SECURE THE FAIRING THEREFORE A FAILURE COULD SEPARATE FROM THE MOTORCYCLE STRIKING THE OPERATOR.

NHTSA ID
10160285
Incident
Jun 6, 2006
Mileage
23,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Aug 19, 2004

WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE IS HOT AND YOU TURN ON THE HIGH BEAMS A FUSE BLOWS.*MR WHEN THE BIKE WAS HOT AND THE CONSUMER TURNED ON THE HIGH BEAMS OR SPOTLIGHTS THE FUSE WHICH CONTROLS ALL THE LIGHTS BLEW. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE DESIGN IS POOR BY HAVING THE HEADLIGHTS AND SPOTLIGHTS CONTROL BY THE SAME FUSE. *NM

NHTSA ID
10089368
Incident
Jan 1, 1901
Electrical
Filed Jun 15, 2004

THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE CIRCUIT BREAKER RECALL 04V134000 WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, BECAUSE THE PARTS WEREN'T AVAILABLE. *LA

NHTSA ID
10076260
Incident
Apr 26, 2004
Body & structure
Filed Mar 9, 2004

RIGHT PASSENGER FLOORBOARD FELL OF WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE. (NAR) *PH *CB

NHTSA ID
10061773
Incident
Jul 22, 2003
Body & structure
Filed Aug 7, 2001

CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER FOOTBOARD HAD DISAPPEARED, UOPN CLOSER INVESTIGATION HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS ONLY ONE BOLT HOLDING THE FOOTBOARD TOGETHER, CONSUMER STATES HE DID NOT HEAR IT WHEN THE BOLT FELL OFF.*YD

NHTSA ID
562413
Incident
Jul 22, 2001

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.

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