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2005 Harley-Davidson Flstf 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 28, 2006
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 Oct 6, 2005

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2005 Harley-Davidson Flstf. 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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Other / unspecified
Filed Aug 28, 2006

WHILE ME AND MY WIFE WAS RIDING OUR FATBOYS (HER 2005 & MINE 2004) WE WERE ON OUR FIRST DAY OF A 8 DAY ROAD TRIP TRAVELING ON ROUTE 84 WEST NEAR CARMEL NY, SHE DEVELOPED A PROBLEM. ALL 5 OF HER CHROME PULLEY BOLTS SHEARED OFF HARLEY DAVIDSON P/N 94773-00A. GOT MY BOYS TO TRAILER HER HOME. NEXT DAY BOUGHT NEW HD WHEEL AND PARTS TO BUT THE BIKE ON THE ROAD. BEFORE BRING THE PARTS TO MY DEALER I WANTED TO SEE IF THE ORIGINAL FACTORY BOLTS FIT THE SAME AS THE CHROME (94773-00A) DID. I CLEAN THE YELLOW LOCKTIGHT OFF OF THE ORIGINAL BOLT AND WITHOUT THE PULLEY IN PLACE I HAND-TIGHTEN THE BOLT . DID THE SAME WITH THE 94773-00A BOLT. THEY FIT DIFFERENT. THE ORIGINAL BOLTS FIT WITH A SLIGHT MOVEMENT WHEN MOVING THE BOLT LEFT TO RIGHT. THE 94773-00A BOLT HAD A MUCH MORE NOTICEABLE MOVEMENT. SHOWED MY DEALERSHIP AND I AM WAITING FOR A REPLY FROM HARLEY DAVIDSON. IF YOU PERFORM THIS TEST ON YOUR WHEEL MAKE SURE THE BOLT AND THE THREADS IN THE WHEEL ARE TOTALLY FREE OF LOCKTIGHT. BEFORE I INSTALLED THE 94773-00A BOLTS I PURCHASED THE SOFTAIL SERVICE MANUAL AND A NEW TORQUE WRENCH AND RED 262 LOCKTIGHT, I FOLLOWED EVERY STEP IN THE HD MANUAL. *NM

NHTSA ID
10166758
Incident
Aug 20, 2006
Mileage
4,711 mi
Electrical
Filed Oct 6, 2005

1. WATCHING SOMEONE START THEIR HARLEY MOTORCYCLE IN GEAR WITHOUT THE CLUTCH LEVER PULLED IN. 2. MOTORCYCLE LURCHED FORWARD WHEN PUSHING THE STARTER BUTTON. OBVIOUS CONSEQUENCES. FALLING, RUNNING OVER SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. 3. PUT IN NEUTRAL WHEN STARTING OR PULLING IN THE CLUTCH LEVER WHEN IN GEAR. *NM

NHTSA ID
10138954
Incident
Oct 2, 2005

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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