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2001 Harley-Davidson Fxdl 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.
3
Latest Feb 24, 2003
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.
2
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.
0
Reports on file since Jun 13, 2001

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2001 Harley-Davidson Fxdl. 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

Showing 1–3 of 3

Transmission
Filed Feb 24, 2003

THE SHIFT LEVER WAS INOPERATIVE.*AK *JB

NHTSA ID
568463
Fuel systemExterior lighting
Filed Dec 12, 2001
Crash reportedFire reported2 injuries reported

MOTORCYCLE BUMPED FROM BEHIND ON SLICK ROAD. LAYED DOWN ON SIDE HARD ENOUGH FOR TURN SIGNALS ON THE RIGHT SIDE TO BE BROKEN AND SMALL SCRATCH APPROXAMENTLY 1/4-1/2 INCH IN SIZE. WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS ON BOARD. FUEL LINE SEPARATED IN MID LINE LIGHT SIDE OF MOTORCYCLE, POURING FUEL FROM LEAK AND FROM CARBORATOR ONTO HOT ENGINE CATCHING ON FIRE. CYCLE TOTAL LOSS.

NHTSA ID
755571
Incident
Jun 1, 2001
Fuel system
Filed Jun 13, 2001

MAIN FUEL LINE FELL OFF OF CARBURETOR, FUEL DUMPED ONTO DRIVER AND HOT ENGINE. *AK

NHTSA ID
746794
Incident
Jun 12, 2001

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.

Data sources

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