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2006 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 29, 2014
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 4, 2006

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2006 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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Body & structure
Filed Aug 29, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLSTF MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BOLTS DETACHED FROM THE REAR BRACKET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

NHTSA ID
10629278
Incident
Aug 29, 2014
Mileage
22,000 mi
EngineInterior & seatsPowertrain (other)
Filed Oct 4, 2006

1.ENGINE MISSING FAILURE WAS ON DELIVERY OF NEW MOTORCYCLE. 2. MOTORCYCLE WOULD BACKFIRE AND STALL AT ALMOST EVERY START & STOP INCLUDING TRYING TO ENTER TRAFFIC. BACKFIRED, STALLED AND DIED IN COLDER WEATHER, STALLED AT EACH STOP. 3. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS AND HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF SHOP SINCE 1 OR 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE UNTIL NOW,STILL NO REPAIR HAS BEEN COMPLETED,IT EVEN BACKFIRED WHEN I PICKED IT UP IN AUGUST 06. WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING WITH BARNETT HARLEY DAVIDSON OF EL PASO SINCE DAY AFTER PURCHAS. FIVE PAGES OF DEFECTS AND ONLY ONE HAS BEEN FIXED. MORE DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE TO THE MOTORCYCLE JUST SIMPLY BEING IN THE SHOP, PAINT SCRATCHES,DINGS,ETC....*NM

NHTSA ID
10169916
Incident
Aug 5, 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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