2015 Harley-Davidson Fxdb 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 2015 Harley-Davidson Fxdb, 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
- Brakes133.3%
- Steering133.3%
- Suspension133.3%
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
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
I WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREETS COMING UP TO A STOP LIGHT. I GENTLY GRABBED THE FRONT BRAKE TO START MY STOP WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP. THE BOLT THAT CONNECTS THE BRAKE LINE TO THE MASTER CYLINDER CAME LOOSE AND BRAKE FLUID SPRAYED ALL OVER. AS OF THAT MOMENT, I HAD NO MORE USE OF MY FRONT BREAK AND BECAUSE THE FLUID SPRAYED ALL OVER IT GOT ON THE RIGHT FOOTPEG AND REAR BRAKE PEDAL. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE PEG AND UTILIZE THE REAR BREAK. WHEN I GOT HOME AND WAS ABLE TO INSPECT THE ISSUE CLOSER I FOUND THAT THE THREADS IN THE MASTER CYLINDER THAT HOLD THE NUT IN HAD CORRODED AWAY. THE BRAKE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR WAS GRAY FROM THE METAL AND IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE OVER TIME. THE BIKE HAS ONLY 8K MILES ON IT, AND I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS TYPE OF DEFECT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER IN ORDER TO SAFELY OPERATE THE MOTORCYCLE.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Steering
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE BIKE WAS OPERATING NORMAL AFTER AWHILE IT STARTED TO SHAKE AT ABOUT 65 MPH. AFTER ABOUT 20 MIN IT SEEMED LIKE THE TIRE WAS LOOSE. NOW IT SHAKES SO BAD I CANT DRIVE IT. CORNERS ARE HARD TO KEEP CONTROL UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT WILL SHAKE WHEN YOU ACCELERATE AND IT WOBBLES WHEN YOU DECELERATE. I HAVE A FEELING IT COULD BE A MOTOR MOUNT. AT A LITTLE OVER 10 THOUSAND MILES YOU WOULD ASSUME THAT WOULDN'T HAPPEN. THE BIKE SEEMS TO HAVE LOST SOMETHING I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING MISSING AND NOTHING SEEMS LOOSE. I DROVE IT ABOUT 60 OR SO MORE MILES AND PARKED IT. I JUST BOUGHT THE BIKE FROM HARLEY ON THE 25TH OF MARCH. 2 DAYS AGO. I FEEL LIKE READING ALL THE FORUMS ONLINE EVERYONE SEEMS TO HAVE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE MOTOR MOUNTS AT EXCEPTIONALLY LOW MILES. I FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A RECAL ISSUE. HAD THE CONDITIONS OF THE ROAD BEEN BAD I FEEL LIKE I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO KEEP THE BIKE UNDER CONTROL. THE FRONT TIRE ALMOST BOUNCES AND THE REAR END FEELS LIKE ITS SLIPPING ON ICE.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE BIKE WAS OPERATING NORMAL AFTER AWHILE IT STARTED TO SHAKE AT ABOUT 65 MPH. AFTER ABOUT 20 MIN IT SEEMED LIKE THE TIRE WAS LOOSE. NOW IT SHAKES SO BAD I CANT DRIVE IT. CORNERS ARE HARD TO KEEP CONTROL UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT WILL SHAKE WHEN YOU ACCELERATE AND IT WOBBLES WHEN YOU DECELERATE. I HAVE A FEELING IT COULD BE A MOTOR MOUNT. AT A LITTLE OVER 10 THOUSAND MILES YOU WOULD ASSUME THAT WOULDN'T HAPPEN. THE BIKE SEEMS TO HAVE LOST SOMETHING I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING MISSING AND NOTHING SEEMS LOOSE. I DROVE IT ABOUT 60 OR SO MORE MILES AND PARKED IT. I JUST BOUGHT THE BIKE FROM HARLEY ON THE 25TH OF MARCH. 2 DAYS AGO. I FEEL LIKE READING ALL THE FORUMS ONLINE EVERYONE SEEMS TO HAVE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE MOTOR MOUNTS AT EXCEPTIONALLY LOW MILES. I FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A RECAL ISSUE. HAD THE CONDITIONS OF THE ROAD BEEN BAD I FEEL LIKE I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO KEEP THE BIKE UNDER CONTROL. THE FRONT TIRE ALMOST BOUNCES AND THE REAR END FEELS LIKE ITS SLIPPING ON ICE.
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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