2013 Harley-Davidson Fltrxse Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2013 Harley-Davidson Fltrxse, 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
- Steering266.7%
- Other / unspecified133.3%
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
Steering
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.
From owner reports, verbatim
IF I REMOVE MY HANDS FROM THE HANDLE BARS THE BIKE STEERING WOBBLE VIOLENTLY THIS ALSO HAPPENED AT LOWER SPEEDS 45 MHR. LOST OF CONTROL COMES QUICKLY,YOU KNOW WHAT THE RESULTS COULD BE. *TR
AFTER PURCHASING MOTORCYCLE NEW FROM DEALER.. NOTICED THAT STEERING SHAKE / WOBBLE ON DECELERATION BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 30-60 MPH. NOTIFIED DEALER AND FOUND THAT STEERING COMPONENT NUT OF SOME SORT WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED ADJUSTMENT. THIS SEEMED TO HAVE FIXED ISSUE BUT SOON RETURNED WITHIN 1000 MILES. THE MOTORCYCLE CURRENTLY HAS AROUND 4000 MILES AND STILL HAS THIS CONDITION. REPORTED TO DEALER WHERE MOTORCYCLE WAS PURCHASED SEVERAL TIMES AND AFTER FAILURE TO FIX CONDITION CONTACTED ANOTHER DEALER. THIS NUT WAS THEN RE-TIGHTENED BUT SOON SHAKE / WOBBLE RETURNED DURING DECELERATION AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30-60 MPH. AFTER COMPLAINING TO SECOND H-D DEALER, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONTACTED H-D AND WERE TOLD TO ADVISE THE CUSTOMER (ME) TO NOT REMOVE HANDS FROM HANDLEBARS WHILE RIDING AND KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE BARS AT ALL TIMES. I THEN ADVISED THAT HANDS DON'T HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM HANDLEBARS TO FEEL THIS SHAKE AND WOBBLE ON DECELERATION. SPOKE WITH SEVERAL SERVICE TECHS AT H-D AND THEY STATED THAT THIS MOTORCYCLE (H-D ROADGLIDE) HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HAVE THIS CONDITION MOST OF ITS PRODUCTION. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT HARLEY DAVIDSON SELLS THESE MOTORCYCLES NEW STARTING AT $20000 AND IN MY CASE A SPECIAL EDITION CVO FOR $35000 AND CAN TELL ME THAT EVEN THOUGH MY STEERING SHAKES AND WOBBLES NOT TO REMOVE MY HANDS FROM THE HANDLEBARS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY YOUTUBE VIDEOS OF THIS CONDITION, JUST YOUTUBE THE WORDS "HARLEY DAVIDSON ROADGLIDE WOBBLE". PLEASE HELP FIX THIS ISSUE AS IT WILL RESULT IN CRASH AND SERIOUS IF NOT FATAL INJURIES. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
AFTER PURCHASING MOTORCYCLE NEW FROM DEALER.. NOTICED THAT STEERING SHAKE / WOBBLE ON DECELERATION BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 30-60 MPH. NOTIFIED DEALER AND FOUND THAT STEERING COMPONENT NUT OF SOME SORT WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED ADJUSTMENT. THIS SEEMED TO HAVE FIXED ISSUE BUT SOON RETURNED WITHIN 1000 MILES. THE MOTORCYCLE CURRENTLY HAS AROUND 4000 MILES AND STILL HAS THIS CONDITION. REPORTED TO DEALER WHERE MOTORCYCLE WAS PURCHASED SEVERAL TIMES AND AFTER FAILURE TO FIX CONDITION CONTACTED ANOTHER DEALER. THIS NUT WAS THEN RE-TIGHTENED BUT SOON SHAKE / WOBBLE RETURNED DURING DECELERATION AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30-60 MPH. AFTER COMPLAINING TO SECOND H-D DEALER, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONTACTED H-D AND WERE TOLD TO ADVISE THE CUSTOMER (ME) TO NOT REMOVE HANDS FROM HANDLEBARS WHILE RIDING AND KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE BARS AT ALL TIMES. I THEN ADVISED THAT HANDS DON'T HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM HANDLEBARS TO FEEL THIS SHAKE AND WOBBLE ON DECELERATION. SPOKE WITH SEVERAL SERVICE TECHS AT H-D AND THEY STATED THAT THIS MOTORCYCLE (H-D ROADGLIDE) HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HAVE THIS CONDITION MOST OF ITS PRODUCTION. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT HARLEY DAVIDSON SELLS THESE MOTORCYCLES NEW STARTING AT $20000 AND IN MY CASE A SPECIAL EDITION CVO FOR $35000 AND CAN TELL ME THAT EVEN THOUGH MY STEERING SHAKES AND WOBBLES NOT TO REMOVE MY HANDS FROM THE HANDLEBARS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY YOUTUBE VIDEOS OF THIS CONDITION, JUST YOUTUBE THE WORDS "HARLEY DAVIDSON ROADGLIDE WOBBLE". PLEASE HELP FIX THIS ISSUE AS IT WILL RESULT IN CRASH AND SERIOUS IF NOT FATAL INJURIES. *TR
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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