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2016 Harley-Davidson Fxdb 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 Jul 3, 2019
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 Jan 8, 2019

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2016 Harley-Davidson Fxdb. 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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Driver assistance
Filed Jul 3, 2019

ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN REGARDLESS OF VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET OR A HIGHWAY, TURNING,

NHTSA ID
11229282
Incident
Jul 5, 2016
Mileage
2,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jan 8, 2019

FACTORY INSTALLED WRONG BEARING ON SECOND GEAR IN TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED AT 6485 MILES. FAILURE SENT METAL DEBRIS THROUGH TRANSMISSION CAUSING SUBSTANSTIAL DAMAGE, AND POTENTIAL DANGER TO OPERATOR. VEHICLCLE WAS TRAVELING AT 35 MPH WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. DAMAGED TRANSMISSION WAS DISASSEMBLED BY A PROFESSIONAL, DUE TO MANUFACTURER STATING THERE WAS NO WARRANTY. TRANSMISSION, PHOTOS, AND VIDEO PRIOR TO COMPLETE DISASSEMBLY IS AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
11165928
Incident
Dec 3, 2018
Mileage
2 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.

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