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2010 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 Jul 13, 2016
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 23, 2013

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2010 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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Fuel system
Filed Jul 13, 2016

WHILE PASSING A VEHICLE AT 55 MPH MY MOTORCYCLE THROTTLE BY WIRE SYSTEM WENT INTO THE LIMP MODE (THE THROTTLE IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING). I'M AM BESIDE THE VEHICLE I'M ATTEMPTING TO PASS AND HAD A DIFFICULT TIME TRYING TO GET BACK INTO THE DRIVING LANE. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO DO SO BEFORE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE SINCE 2008 WITH THE THROTTLE BY WIRE SYSTEM. IT IS A MANUFACTURERS DESIGN DEFECT AND WHY HARLEY HAS NOT RECALLED IT IS BEYOND ME. IS NHTSA AND HARLEY WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO GET KILLED BEFORE INITIATING A RECALL?.....AND WHO KNOWS HOW MANY UNDETERMINED ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THIS ISSUE? IT IS SUCH A COMMON OCCURRENCE THAT HARLEY ISSUED A DEALER BULLETIN (TT148A) TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME BY HARLEY SERVICE THAT THE PROBLEM IS AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE THROTTLE AND THE THROTTLE BODY DUE TO TWO DIFFERENT METALS CAUSING CORROSION. HARLEY ISN'T WILLING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITHOUT COST TO THE CUSTOMER. IT'S TIME FOR THE NHTSA TO STEP IN; SOONER RATHER THAN LATER!

NHTSA ID
10884475
Incident
Jul 6, 2016
Mileage
20,107 mi
Brakes
Filed Jul 12, 2016
Crash reported1 injury reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHR. WHILE DEPRESSING THE REAR BRAKE PEDAL AT 40 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE FRONT BRAKE WAS ENGAGED, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PAVEMENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER, HEAD, AND GROIN. THE CONTACT ALSO SUSTAINED ROAD RASH THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

NHTSA ID
10884205
Incident
Jul 3, 2016
Mileage
30,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Aug 23, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HARLEY DAVIDSON ROAD KING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, HE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE WAS MAKING AN ODD NOISE. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PRIMARY CARRIER BARRING WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 02/27/14*LJ

NHTSA ID
10536886
Incident
Aug 20, 2013
Mileage
28,000 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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