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2006 Harley-Davidson Flhti 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 Jan 22, 2007
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 Dec 22, 2006

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2006 Harley-Davidson Flhti. 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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Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Jan 22, 2007

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HARLEY DAVIDSON TOURING MOTORCYCLE, ELECTRIC GLIDE. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE CONTACT DISENGAGED THE THROTTLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND AT 45 TO 55 MPH THE MOTORCYCLE ACCELERATED, SURGED, INCREASED THE SPEED ,AND THEN SLOWED DOWN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OR REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE CONTACT IS REQUESTING SAFETY RECALL/BULLETIN INFORMATION. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. THE MOTORCYYCLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *AK UPDATED 02/16/07. *JB

NHTSA ID
10179386
Incident
Nov 15, 2006
Mileage
7,500 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Dec 22, 2006

CONTINUED OIL LEAK BETWEEN TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE CASES. DEALER SAYS NORMAL. I SAY NOT NORMAL FOR A NEW MOTORCYCLE SHOULD NOT BE LEAKING OR WEEPING OIL. *NM

NHTSA ID
10176847
Incident
Oct 7, 2006
Mileage
4,500 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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