2010 Harley-Davidson Flstfb Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2010 Harley-Davidson Flstfb, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Brakes133.3%
- Exterior lighting133.3%
- Steering133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
APPLICATION OF FRONT BRAKE FAILED TO ACTIVATE BRAKE LIGHT. DEALER REPLACE FRONT BRAKE LEVER SWITCH. VERY DANGEROUS TO NOT HAVE WORKING BRAKE LIGHT ON A MOTORCYCLE. AND TO HAVE THIS FAILURE AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Exterior lighting
Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting.
From owner reports, verbatim
APPLICATION OF FRONT BRAKE FAILED TO ACTIVATE BRAKE LIGHT. DEALER REPLACE FRONT BRAKE LEVER SWITCH. VERY DANGEROUS TO NOT HAVE WORKING BRAKE LIGHT ON A MOTORCYCLE. AND TO HAVE THIS FAILURE AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Steering
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.
From owner reports, verbatim
2010 HARLEY DAVIDSON FATBOY LO FLSTFB. DANGEROUS FRONT END WOBBLE AT 45-50 MPH WHEN RELAXING GRIP ON HANDLEBARS OR HOLDING WITH ONE HAND. HAPPENS WHEN DECELERATING OR AT CONSTANT SPEED OF 45-50 MPH. WAS ADVISED BY CHESAPEAKE HARLEY DEALERSHIP THAT THERE IS AN INHERENT ISSUE WITH SOME FATBOY LO'S HAVING A WOBBLE. BROUGHT BACK 3 TIMES NEVER FIXED. HARLEY SERVICE MANAGER FROM MILWAUKEE RODE MY BIKE... TOLD THROUGH CHESAPEAKE HARLEY DEALERSHIP AND MILWAUKEE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT HARLEY WOULD DO NOTHING FURTHER THAN FIELD THE COMPLAINT. NUMEROUS MECHANICS ACKNOWLEDGE A WOBBLE FROM HARLEY. CHESAPEAKE HD SET FRONT END BACK UP TO SPECS BUT BIKE STILL DOES SAME. RODE SIMILAR MODELS AT DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS THAT WERE COOPERATIVE IN PROVIDING CUSTOMER SERVICE . FATBOY LO'S AND ALSO 2011'S... SAME THING OCCURRED ... WOBBLE IN FRONT END. COMPARED TO REGULAR FATBOYS FLSTF AND THEY DO NOT HAVE THE ISSUE. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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