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2007 Harley-Davidson Flhr 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 7, 2013
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 Sep 29, 2006

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2007 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

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BrakesElectrical
Filed Jun 7, 2013
Fire reported

I DROVE IN TO CHURCH PARKING LOT AND WHEN I WAS ALMOST AT FULL STOP I SMELL SOME THING BURNING AND THEN I SAW SMOG COMING FROM MY RIGHT SIDE BELOW THE PIPES THEN I SAW SMALL FIRE I GOT ON MY KNEES AND BLOW THE FLAME AWAY AND SEE THAT WHAT WAS ON FIRE WAS MY REAR BRAKE SWITCH ONE OF THE TWO PLUGS HAVE MELTED ,I CALLED HARLEY DAVIDSON AFTER CHECKING ON LINE AND FIND A RECALL FOR SAME PROBLEM BUT DIFFERENT YEAR 2009-2011 ONLY AND THEY REFUSED TO ACCEPT MINE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10515728
Incident
Jun 2, 2013
Mileage
21,100 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Nov 12, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON WITH A 52 SPOKE MAMMOTH WHEEL MANUFACTURED BY DNA SPECIALTY INC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE WHEEL BEGAN TO LOSE AIR THROUGH THE SPOKES AND COLLAPSE. THE CONTACT CALLED BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/20/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ESTABLISHMENT WHERE THE WHEEL WAS MANUFACTURED ARE NOT TRYING TO ASSIST HIM. UPDATED 12/27/10

NHTSA ID
10365449
Incident
Sep 5, 2010
Steering
Filed Sep 4, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHR. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HANDLE BAR PULLED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FROM LANE TO LANE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED AND THEY MADE THE ADJUSTMENT. THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY OTHER OCCURRENCES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,800. UPDATED 09/25/07. *JB

NHTSA ID
10201770
Incident
Aug 1, 2007
Mileage
6,500 mi
Transmission
Filed Sep 29, 2006

2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON ROAD KING STANDARD. THE TRANSMISSION/OR DRIVETRAIN MAKES A WHIRLING AND CLATTERING SOUND IN 5TH GEAR AND SOME IN 6TH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I TOOK TO DEALER FOR SERVICE AND TO INVESTIGATE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL AND THERE WAS A LETTER FROM HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTOCO THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD NOT SOUND LIKE THIS, IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS A PROBLEM IN IT AND I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT IT COULD LOCK UP AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS COULD POSSIBLY BE FATAL IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN. FROM THE SERVICE AND THE LETTER FROM HD IT APPEARS THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *JB

NHTSA ID
10169586
Incident
Sep 25, 2006
Mileage
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.

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