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2014 Harley-Davidson Fls Softail 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 24, 2015
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 May 5, 2015

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2014 Harley-Davidson Fls Softail. 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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Body & structure
Filed Jul 24, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLS SOFTAIL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE REAR LEFT SIDE SADDLE BAG FELL OFF THE BIKE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

NHTSA ID
10743345
Incident
Jun 23, 2015
Mileage
9,000 mi
Engine
Filed May 18, 2015

AS I WAS ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP OF SALTWELL RD. HARRISON COUNTY, WV 26330 MERGING ONTO I-79 NORTHBOUND MY ENGINE LOCKED UP AND ALMOST THREW ME OFF THE MOTORCYCLE. I GRABBED THE CLUTCH AND COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE. I CALLED TRIPLE S HARLEY DAVIDSON OUT OF MORGANTOWN, WV. THEY CAME AND PICKED THE BIKE UP. [XXX] 2014 HARLEY DAVIDSON FAT BOY INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID
10716987
Incident
May 13, 2015
Mileage
70 mi
Brakes
Filed May 5, 2015

REAR BRAKE RUBBING CAUSING CALIPER AND ROTOR TO GET HOT ENOUGH TO FRY EGGS , DEALERSHIP NO HELP. *TR

NHTSA ID
10714673
Incident
Apr 13, 2015
Mileage
6,000 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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