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2013 Harley-Davidson Fls 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 Mar 14, 2019
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 Feb 17, 2016

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2013 Harley-Davidson Fls. 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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Brakes
Filed Mar 14, 2019

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY REAR BRAKE HAS LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS RIDING. IT CAUSED THE BIKE TO BOG DOWN AND STOP. THE BIKE WAS THEN UNABLE TO MOVE. THE ROTOR WARPED FROM THE EXTREME HEAT AND THE BRAND NEW BRAKE PADS WERE NON EXISTENT. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE BIKE OUT OF TRAFFIC BUT IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK TO DO IT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM. THE SECOND TIME HAPPENED TO A HARLEY DAVIDSON TECH THAT WAS TEST RIDING MY BIKE FOR A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT REASON. THEY HAD TO BRING MY BIKE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH A TOW TRUCK. HARLEY DAVIDSON DID NOT REPAIR IT FOR ME AND LET ME DRIVE IT THAT WAY FROM DENVER COLORADO TO PHOENIX ARIZONA USING JUST MY FRONT BRAKE.

NHTSA ID
11186812
Incident
Aug 15, 2016
Mileage
30,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Sep 1, 2018

THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED UP AND THE WHOLE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. ONE YEAR LATER 2017 I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM STURGIS AND I WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM AND CLUTCH. BROUGHT IT TO A DEALERSHIP IN DENVER, CO. WHEN THEY TOOK IT FOR A TEST RIDE, IT WAS BROUGHT BACK IN THE BED OF A TRUCK WITH THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED UP AGAIN!

NHTSA ID
11123946
Incident
Aug 16, 2017
Mileage
50,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Feb 17, 2016

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 2 MONTHS. ROUTINE DRIVING THE FIRST TIME. TIRE PUNCTURED BY SMALL SCREW, THIS TIME BY A COPPER SHIPPING STAPLE, JUST PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. NO TIRE AND WHEEL COVERAGE, THAT'S ANOTHER $165 PER MONTH FOR 2 YEARS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, THE TUBE GOT PUNCTURED SERVICE DEPT SAYS THE 112 DOLLAR REPAIR IS NOT ENOUGH, THE TIRE IN QUESTION HAS 300 MILES ON IT. TIRE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BECAUSE THE TIRE GOT PUNCTURED. YOU COULDN'T EVEN PUSH A PAPER CLIP THROUGH THE HOLE. TIRE COST $400 - 112 FOR THE TUBE KIT INSTALLED. SERVICE GUYS SAY THEY DEAL 20% OFF TIRE 320+112+TAX $478 2 MONTHS LATER A STAPLE, SIZE OF YOU DESK STAPLER. SAME DEAL RECOMMEND AND SCARE YOU INTO NO CHOICE, IF A DROP OF WATER GETS IN THERE, OR IF A GRAIN OF SAND. CATOSTROPHIC, THIS TIRE HAD15 MILES ON IT. SO 725 LB BRAND NEW BIKE, FRAGILE TIRES $400 DESIGNED FOR AND MADE FOR THIS BIKE, BY A MAJOR TIRE GIANT. HOW MANY TIRES DO YOU THINK THEY SOLD BECAUSE OF THIS.

NHTSA ID
10836571
Incident
Aug 27, 2014
Mileage
322 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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