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2005 Harley-Davidson Fltri 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 Jun 22, 2006
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 1, 2005

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2005 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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Body & structure
Filed Jun 22, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MOTORCYCLE'S WINDSHIELD POPPED LOOSE WHILE BEING TOWED AT 65 MPH. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A CLEAR, DRY ROAD SURFACE. THE CLIMATE WAS SUNNY. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE MOTORCYCLE AND NOTICED THE WELL NUT CAME OUT OF THE HOLE WHERE THE WELL NUT WAS SECURED TO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WELL NUT HOLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN CIRCULAR, INSTEAD IT WAS OBLONG. TWO DEALERSHIPS WERE CONTACTED AND DETERMINED THAT THE FARING WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED IN REPAIRING THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD POPPED LOOSE ONE YEAR BEFORE THE INCIDENT, BUT WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS LOCATED NEAR THE INCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
10160438
Incident
May 26, 2006
Mileage
19,500 mi
Suspension
Filed Dec 1, 2005
Crash reported1 injury reported

DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 85 MPH THE MOTORCYCLE DEVELOPED A HIGH SPEED WOBBLE OR WHAT WAS CALLED A TANK SLAPPER. THIS RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TOTALED.*AK

NHTSA ID
10144151
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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