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2005 Harley-Davidson Flht 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 15, 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 Aug 15, 2012

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2005 Harley-Davidson Flht. 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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Filed Aug 15, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHT MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CHATTERING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE WHEELS SUDDENLY SEIZED AND THE RPMS AS WELL AS THE OIL PRESSURE LEVEL GAUGE DECREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT DEBRIS HAD ENTERED THE BEARING AND THE OIL PUMP, DAMAGING THE CAM CHAIN TENSIONER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,576.

NHTSA ID
10470792
Incident
Jul 25, 2012
Mileage
48,576 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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