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2016 Harley-Davidson Flstfb Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 Sep 27, 2016
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2016 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

  • Other / unspecified1100.0%

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

Other / unspecified

Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.

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From owner reports, verbatim

THIS BIKE HAS 9000 MILES ON IT AND JUST HAD A REAR TIRE INSTALLED BY HARLEY 2 MONTHS AGO. 7 HOURS FROM HOME I WAS TURNING A CORNER AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED WHEN THE REAR WHEEL BEARING DISINTEGRATED AND DAMAGED THE WHEEL, THE BRAKE ROTOR AND THE CALIPER. THE FIRST MECHANIC THAT SAW IT SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN ONE THAT BAD. $450 TO TOW TO HARLEY AND ANOTHER $536 TO GET IT TO MY HOME SHOP. MY DEALER TOLD ME THEY CAN'T GET PARTS FOR OVER A MONTH BECAUSE THE WHEEL WAS RECALLED OFF THE SHELF BY CORPORATE, BUT HE WON'T TELL ME WHY IT WAS RECALLED OR IF IT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS BREAKDOWN. THE BEARING OR THE WHEEL WAS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE. IF THEY ARE RECALLING THIS WHEEL I HAVE A RIGHT TO RECOUP MY LOSSES SO FAR. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A BRAND NEW BIKE AND I SHOULD HAVE SOME RECOURSE HERE.

NHTSA ID 10909957 · filed Sep 27, 2016

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.

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