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2008 Harley-Davidson Flstsb 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 Sep 21, 2011
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 Sep 21, 2011

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2008 Harley-Davidson Flstsb. 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 & structureElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Sep 21, 2011

THE TAIL LAMP ENVELOPE FLOODS WHEN RIDING ON WET ROADS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. THIS CAUSES THE TAIL LIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT BULB TO FAIL. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE WATER COMES OFF OF THE REAR WHEEL AND ENTERS THROUGH THE HOLES IN THE FENDER WHERE THE WIRES PASS THROUGH. ONCE THE REAR PART OF THE LENS FILLS UP TO THE POINT WHERE THE BULB GOES INTO THE ENVELOPE, THE WATER ENTERS THE ENVELOPE AND EITHER BUILDS UP TO THE LEVEL OF THE BULB OR SPLASHES ON THE BULB, WHICH CAUSES IT TO FAIL. *TR

NHTSA ID
10426634
Incident
Jul 11, 2011

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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