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2002 Harley-Davidson Flhpi 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 Aug 3, 2004
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 3, 2004

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2002 Harley-Davidson Flhpi. 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 Aug 3, 2004

WHILE OPERATING MY MOTORCYCLE, THE ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERING AND THE ODOR OF GASOINE FUMES BECAME OVERWHELMING. I LOOKED DOWN AT THE AIR INTAKE AND NOTICED GASOLINE SPRAYING ON THE ENGINE AND PAST THE AIR INTAKE. IT WAS QUITE FORTUNATE THAT THIS DID NOT RESULT IN A FIRE! THE FUEL LINE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CONNECTOR ON THE FUEL RAIL AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS SUPPLYING FUEL AT THE FULL DELIVERY RATE. INSPECTION OF THE FUEL LINE SHOWED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS A HARDENED PLASTIC LINE (COVERED BY A PLASTIC CORREGATED HEAT SHIELD) THAT WAS HELD IN PLACE BY FRICTION ONLY, THERE WERE NO CLAMPS USED. BECAUSE THE FUEL LINE WAS A HARDENED MATERIAL, WITHOUT ELASTICITY OR RETAINING HARDWARE, THE VIBRATION OF THE ENGINE (AND MOST LIKELY THE HEAT AS WELL) DETERIORATED THE ADHESION OF THE CONNECTION RESULTING IN THE SEPARATION. THIS WAS A USED MOTORCYCLE, BUT IT ONLY HAD 638 MILES AND NO EVIDENCE OR RECORD OF MAINTENANCE IN THIS AREA. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BY THE DEALER USING HARLEY-DAVIDSON'S PART LIST WHICH INDICATED 1/4" RUBBER FUEL LINE PROTECTED BY A CORREGATED PLASTIC COVERING FOR HEAT ISOLATION, AND TWO CRIMPED HOSE CLAMPS FOR RETENTION, ONE ON EACH END. I HAVE THE ORIGINAL FUEL LINE FOR INSPECTION.*AK

NHTSA ID
10086100
Incident
Jul 16, 2004
Mileage
723 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.

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