SADDLE. BAG CAME OFF GOING DOWN THE ROAD, BIG SURPRISE FOR ME i just found out i should report this fault as it could cause an accident or get somebody hurt
- NHTSA ID
- 11710160
- Incident
- Nov 1, 2024
Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2015 Harley-Davidson Fltrx. 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.
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SADDLE. BAG CAME OFF GOING DOWN THE ROAD, BIG SURPRISE FOR ME i just found out i should report this fault as it could cause an accident or get somebody hurt
AFTER STARTING MY MOTORCYCLE TO BEGIN A RIDE, I BACKED UP IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED WHEEL TO THE LEFT. MY FRONT FORK LOCKED UP! THE FORK LOCKING MECHINISMS ENGAGED. I WAS UNABLE TO DISENGAGE WITH KEY. CYCLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER WITH FRONT FORK LOCKED UP! IF I HAD BEEN RIDING DOWN ROAD AND TURNED LEFT I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED!
THE COMPENSATING SPROCKET, IN THE PRIMARY DRIVE, MAKES A CONTACT TICKETY TICKETY OR A LOUDER CLACKING NOISE DEPENDING ON THE SPEED AND GEAR SELECTION. THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A HOWLING NOISE IN ALL GEARS EXCEPT 6TH. BETWEEN THE TICKETY TICKETY, CLACKING AND HOWLING IT'S A DISTRACTION DIVERTING YOUR ATTENTION FROM TO THE SURROUNDINGS, AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. THE DEALERS(HARLEY DAVIDSON) SAY THE NOISE IS A DESIGN CONDITION AND THERE IS NO REPAIR THAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. " YOU'LL HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT."
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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