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 5, 2012
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 30, 2001
What this page shows
Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1995 Harley-Davidson Flhr. 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
Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 5, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 HARLEY DAVIDSON ROAD KING MOTORCYCLE WITH 16 INCH METZLER TIRES, SIZE: 24X7.5R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, LARGE PIECES OF THE TIRE STARTED TO BREAK OFF UNTIL THE CHORD WAS VISIBLE FROM INSIDE THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REQUESTED THE TIRE BE SENT TO THEM FOR INVESTIGATION. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT KNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 36,000 AND THE TIRE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.
NHTSA ID
10460676
Incident
May 20, 2012
Mileage
36,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 4, 2010
Crash reported2 injuries reported
ON AUGUST 7TH 2010 AT 3:30PM. WE WERE HEADING EAST ON INTERSTATE 90 AT A RATE OF 70MPH.. 10 MILES FROM MITCHELL, S.D. THE REAR TIRE BLEW. THE BIKE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL, WE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN BUT WITH THE FISHTAIL WAS GETTING WILDER. WE HAD GO IN THE DITCH TO AVOID A HEAVILY CONCRETED OVERPASS WITH GUIDE WIRE BEFORE AND AFTER. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO BAIL OUT IN SOME TALL GRASS AND WALK AWAY WITH MINIMAL INJURY. WHILE I SUSTAINED SEVERAL BROKEN BONES ALONG MY SPINES AND TWO BROKEN RIBS. AND OF COURSE I WILL BE LEFT WITH HUGE MEDICAL BILLS. THE TIRE IN QUESTION WAS IN GOOD SHAPE. PROPER INFLATION AND WITH LESS THAN 3000 MILES BEFORE OUR TRIP STARTED. AS OF YET, WE HAVE SETTLED FOR THE BIKE. I AM TOLD THAT STATE FARM IS IN POSSESSION OF THE BIKE AND THE TIRE. *TR
NHTSA ID
10353852
Incident
Aug 7, 2010
Mileage
24,085 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 4, 2010
Crash reported
ON AUGUST 7TH 2010 AT 3:30PM. WE WERE HEADING EAST ON INTERSTATE 90 AT A RATE OF 70MPH.. 10 MILES FROM MITCHELL, S.D. THE REAR TIRE BLEW. THE BIKE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL, WE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN BUT WITH THE FISHTAIL WAS GETTING WILDER. WE HAD GO IN THE DITCH TO AVOID A HEAVILY CONCRETED OVERPASS WITH GUIDE WIRE BEFORE AND AFTER. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO BAIL OUT IN SOME TALL GRASS AND WALK AWAY WITH MINIMAL INJURY. WHILE I SUSTAINED SEVERAL BROKEN BONES ALONG MY SPINES AND TWO BROKEN RIBS. AND OF COURSE I WILL BE LEFT WITH HUGE MEDICAL BILLS. THE TIRE IN QUESTION WAS IN GOOD SHAPE. PROPER INFLATION AND WITH LESS THAN 3000 MILES BEFORE OUR TRIP STARTED. AS OF YET, WE HAVE SETTLED FOR THE BIKE. I AM TOLD THAT STATE FARM IS IN POSSESSION OF THE BIKE AND THE TIRE. *TR
NHTSA ID
10353851
Incident
Aug 7, 2010
Mileage
24,085 mi
Body & structure
Filed Aug 4, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE CHASSIS AND FRAME RUSTED AND FRACTURED IN SEVERAL PLACES WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT EXPOSED TO ANY HARSH WEATHER ELEMENTS OR ROAD SALTS. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED A NEW FRAME WAS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
NHTSA ID
10164515
Incident
Aug 4, 2006
Mileage
44,956 mi
Suspension
Filed Oct 18, 2001
TWO BOLTS IN THE MIDDLE HOLDING ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION BROKE. THIS CAUSED ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION TO FALL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THIS WAS CAUSED BY SUSPENSION, AND NOT A MANUFACTURER'E DEFECT. *AK
NHTSA ID
897945
Incident
Jul 25, 2001
Suspension
Filed Apr 30, 2001
WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT WHEEL BEGAN TO OSCILLATE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE THROWN FROM THE MOTORCYCLE (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). NLM
NHTSA ID
560972
Incident
Feb 18, 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.