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 Mar 19, 2022
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 May 30, 2014
What this page shows
Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2007 Harley-Davidson Fxd. 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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Suspension
Filed Mar 19, 2022
I was riding on the highway at 60 mph and all of a sudden the back suspension felt very hard. When I stopped I found both rear shock mounting bolts had sheared off causing my frame to collapse onto the tire. The left shock completely separated from the frame at the top rotating down. The right shock stay somewhat in position because the sheared bolt jammed into the seat. The rear fender literally was rubbing on the rotating tire and that destroyed the rear wiring harness that is routed under the rear fender. In addition, the bolt breakage bent the shock absorber shafts. Fortunately, the tire did not lock up perhaps due to the jammed right sheared bolt. If it had, I would have lost the bike at 60 mph and crashed. I had the bike towed to my house where I took pictures and replaced the bolts with grade 8 bolts, purchased and replaced the rear shocks and repaired the wiring harness. I discussed with issue with two Harley Davidson dealers shortly after the incident and they said they never heard of this situation. Other details. Only 20,000 miles on the bike, no suspension modifications, only single person riding. No heavy loads or abusive riding over the life of the bike. Issue occurred August 12, 2020. Only getting to this after finding out about this site through a friend.
NHTSA ID
11457444
Incident
Aug 12, 2020
Brakes
Filed Mar 5, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXD DYNA GLIDE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE FRONT BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MANCUSCO HARLEY-DAVIDSON CROSSROADS (12710 CROSSROADS PARK DR, HOUSTON, TX 77065) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA ID
11076263
Incident
Mar 13, 2017
Mileage
8,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Aug 22, 2015
Fire reported1 injury reported
WHILE TRYING TO START THE BIKE IT EXPLODED INTO FLAMES BURNT TO THE GROUND BURNED ME BADLY, I BARLEY LIVED.
NHTSA ID
10758517
Incident
Aug 21, 2015
Mileage
46,000 mi
Electrical
Filed May 30, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON FXD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,678.
NHTSA ID
10595135
Incident
May 23, 2014
Mileage
15,000 mi
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.