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2006 Harley-Davidson Fxdci 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 Apr 16, 2012
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 Aug 10, 2006

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2006 Harley-Davidson Fxdci. 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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Powertrain (other)
Filed Apr 16, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HARLEY DAVIDSON DYNA FXDCI MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 75 MPH WHEN A BLOWING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE DRIVE CASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

NHTSA ID
10455328
Incident
Nov 15, 2011
Mileage
19,000 mi
Engine
Filed Jun 6, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HARLEY DAVIDSON FXDCI. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND WAS UNAWARE THAT IT WAS NOT EPA CERTIFIED. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE MUFFLER MAKES A VERY LOUD NOISE. THE BAFFLES ARE ALSO LOOSENING, WHICH ARE PART OF THE MUFFLER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS FOR THIS FAILURE TO BE REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE BAFFLES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MUFFLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,000.

NHTSA ID
10230176
Incident
Jul 12, 2006
Mileage
25,000 mi
Engine
Filed Dec 8, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MADE A NOISE AFTER DRIVING 30 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE CYLINDER AND PISTON KIT. UPDATED 01/17/07. *JB

NHTSA ID
10175566
Incident
Sep 30, 2006
Mileage
2,700 mi
Electrical
Filed Aug 10, 2006
Fire reported

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE MOTORCYCLE CAUGHT FIRE HOWEVER THERE WAS NO KNOWN REASON FOR WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINED THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TOO BADLY BURNED TO DETERMINE A CAUSE. THE FIREFIGHTERS EXPRESSED THE GAS TANK AND ELECTRONIC MODULE MAY HAVE EXPLODED WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FIRE.*AK

NHTSA ID
10165186
Incident
Jul 13, 2006
Mileage
680 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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