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2012 Harley-Davidson Fxdc 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 May 26, 2014
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 Feb 28, 2012

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2012 Harley-Davidson Fxdc. 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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EnginePowertrain (other)
Filed May 26, 2014

WHILE DRIVING THIS MOTORCYCLE, AFTER ABOUT GOING THREE TO FOUR MILES, I RELEASED THE THROTTLE AND THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD ACCELERATE, AND NOT SLOW DOWN. I FORCED THE BIKE TO STOP BY DOWN SHIFTING IT AND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN WITHOUT TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF. I STARTED THE BIKE UP A FEW MINUTES LATER , AND HAD TO SHUT IT OFF ON THE WAY BACK HOME MORE THAN ONCE TO KEEP IT FROM ACCELERATING AGAIN, THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE BETWEEN 2400 AND 3100 RPM'S. IT DID THE SAME THING FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE BIKE. THE DAY I TOOK THE BIKE TO THE DEALER IT WAS HARD TO START AND WOULD NOT KEEP RUNNING. I CALLED HARLEY DAVIDSONS CUSTOMER SERVICE, 800-258-2464 AND TALKED TO JOHN WHO TOLD ME HOW TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO CHECK FOR FAULT (TROUBLE CODES ) AND I RETRIEVED A CODE # PO507 WHICH IS A HIGH ENGINE IDLE, IDLE SPEED CONTROL MOTOR. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE BIKE WILL NOT DECELERATE WHEN THE THROTTLE IS RELEASED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10594123
Incident
May 21, 2014
Mileage
1,400 mi
BrakesOther / unspecified
Filed Mar 31, 2013

CATASTROPHIC REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILURE AT 2,500 MILES. RATTLING SOUNDS. GRINDING NOISE. ABS LIGHT CAME ON. REAR WHEEL BEGAN TO LOCK UP. PULLED OVER AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER ADVISED THAT THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS HAD DISINTEGRATED AND THE ABS SENSOR WAS FRIED FROM THE HEAT. NO EXPLANATION AS TO POSSIBLE CAUSE WAS GIVEN. IF THIS WOULD HAVE OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, A CRASH WOULD HAVE RESULTED FROM WHEEL SEIZURE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10505132
Incident
Mar 30, 2013
Mileage
2,500 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Feb 28, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HARLEY DAVIDSON SUPER GLIDE CUSTOM MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE LEAKING WATER. THERE WAS WATER ENTERING THE TAIL LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WHEN THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE WASHED OR WHEN IT RAINED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD CAUSE A SHORT IN THE BULBS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PARTS WERE ASSEMBLED CORRECTLY BUT HE COULD SEAL THE LIGHT COVERS WITH SILICONE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 454.

NHTSA ID
10449581
Incident
Nov 19, 2011
Mileage
454 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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