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 May 23, 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 Dec 3, 2004
What this page shows
Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2003 Harley-Davidson Fltri. 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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Engine
Filed May 23, 2014
THE ENGINE ON THIS MOTORCYCLE HAS A DEFECT IN THE CAM TENSIONER THAT CAN CAUSE THE MOTOR TO FAIL AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO OIL PRESSURE BEING LOST. THE MOTORCYCLE CAN LOCK-UP, CAUSING THE RIDER TO FALL THE ENGINE CASE CAN BECOME CRACKED CAUSING OIL ON THE REAR TIRE CAUSING THE RIDER TO FALL. HARLEY DAVIDSON IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY OFFER A KIT TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM EXIST ON ANY MOTORCYCLE BUILT WITH THE TWIN CAM 88, 96, 103, 110 ENGINE DATING BACK TO 1999. MY QUESTION IS WHY HASN'T SOMEONE LOOKED INTO THIS? THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF MOTORCYCLES WITH THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM. I WAS LUCKY, AND NOTICED MY OIL PRESSURE DROPPED AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. HARLEY SAYS THIS IS A MAINTENANCE ITEM, YET IT IS NOT IN THE BOOK ANYWHERE. I ONLY FOUND AT ABOUT IT WHEN TALKING TO A HARLEY DEALER. THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH MAGAZINE ARTICLES AND STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR
NHTSA ID
10593755
Incident
Mar 25, 2014
Mileage
52,000 mi
Brakes
Filed May 25, 2007
THE FRONT BRAKE ON MY HARLEY FLTRI FAILED DECEMBER 4, 2004 AT 15933 MILES. THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS STICKING ON. BECAUSE OF WORK AND MEDICAL CONDITIONS I DID NOT RIDE MUCH FOR A WHILE. THE DEALER REBUILT THE MASTER CYLINDER. BECAUSE OF WORK AND MEDICAL CONDITIONS I DID NOT RIDE MUCH FOR A WHILE. ON NOVEMBER 18, 2005, AT 20507 MILES, I TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE BACK BECAUSE THE FRONT BRAKES WERE AGAIN VERY SOFT. THE DEALER BLED THEM. ON OCTOBER 26, 2006, AT 22515 MILES, I COMPLAINED AGAIN THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE EXTREMELY SOFT. THE DEALER BLED THEM AGAIN I THINK. NO MENTION OF IT ON THE SERVICE REPORT. ON MARCH 28,2007, I AGAIN COMPLAINED OF THE FRONT BRAKE BEING EXTREMELY SOFT AND NOW THE BRAKE LIGHT IS SPORADICALLY STICKING AGAIN. THIS IS AT 23261 MILES. THE DEALER WRITES THEY SERVICED THE FRONT BRAKE. THEY TOLD ME THE MECHANISM WAS DIRTY AND THEY CLEANED IT. ON APRIL 18,2007, AT 23343 MILES I AGAIN COMPLAINED OF SOFT FRONT BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHT STICKING, AND ALSO THE FAIRING MAKING A LOUD RATTLE. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND WITH THE BRAKES OR THE FAIRING. I LATER DISCOVERED THE FAIRING HAD BEEN INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. I REINSTALLED IT CORRECTLY AND THE NOISE WAS GONE. IT IS NOW MAY 25, AT 23600 MILES, AND THE FRONT BRAKE IS SOFT, SOMETIMES NO PRESSURE A ALL, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT IS STICKING FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME. PERHAPS SOON IT WILL STAY ON AND THE DEALER WILL FINALLY REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER. OR WORSE MAYBE I WILL GET REARENDED BECAUSE SOME ONE DOES NOT KNOW I HIT THE BRAKES. OR THE BRAKES WILLL FAIL AT THE WRONG TIME AND I WILL RUN OVER SOMEONE ELSE.
NHTSA ID
10191742
Incident
Dec 4, 2004
Mileage
23,600 mi
Engine
Filed Jul 27, 2005
DT: CONTACT'S SON OWNED A 2005 HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE THAT WAS OVERHEATING. THE SPEED HAD NO IMPACT ON THE MOTORCYCLE OVERHEATING AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES. THE SERVICE DEALER TRIED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT LEAST 6 TIMES. THEY REPLACED A NEW COMPUTER CHIP AND THE PIPES. THE SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY OFFERED NO RECOMMENDATIONS. *AK
NHTSA ID
10130324
Incident
Jul 27, 2005
Electrical
Filed Dec 3, 2004
Crash reported1 injury reported
UNEXPECTED INTERRUPTION OF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER CAUSING ENGINE SUDDENLY TO QUIT WHILE RIDING HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLES. *BF RECALL CAMPAIGN: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V134000 THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED SERIOUS BODILY INJURIES WHEN HE CRASHED INTO A TREE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER GIVEN NOTICE THAT THE MOTORCYCLE MAY HAVE CONDITIONS WHEREBY THE 40 AMP MAIN CIRCUIT BREAKER COULD OPEN DUE TO REASONS OTHER THAN FOR WHICH IT WAS DESIGNED. *TC (LAWYER [XXX] ON BEHALF OF CLIENT [XXX]) *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
NHTSA ID
10108825
Incident
Jun 28, 2003
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.