2020 Harley-Davidson Fxlrs 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 2020 Harley-Davidson Fxlrs, 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
- Other / unspecified133.3%
- Suspension133.3%
- Visibility133.3%
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
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
MOTORCYCLE HAS EXHIBITED A FRONT END BOUNCE OR HOPPING THROUGH ALL OPERATING SPEEDS. THIS CAUSES THE MOTORCYCLE TO BECOME UNSTABLE AND UNPREDICTABLE DURING OPERATION. *TR
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
MOTORCYCLE HAS EXHIBITED A FRONT END BOUNCE OR HOPPING THROUGH ALL OPERATING SPEEDS. THIS CAUSES THE MOTORCYCLE TO BECOME UNSTABLE AND UNPREDICTABLE DURING OPERATION. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Visibility
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.
From owner reports, verbatim
MOTORCYCLE PURCHASED BRAND NEW, STOCK CONFIGURATION, MIRRORS TOO SHORT FOR ANYONE TO SEE BEHIND THEM. MANUFACTURER (HARLEY-DAVIDSON) WANTS YOU TO PURCHASE "LONG STEM MIRRORS" TO FIX THE PROBLEM. UNSAFE VEHICLE RIGHT OUT THE DOOR. I'M SURE THERE IS A LAW SOMEWHERE THAT SAYS "THE VEHICLE MUST HAVE A REAR VIEW MIRROR" SOMEWHERE IT HAS TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT "THEY MUST BE USABLE". ALL YOU CAN SEE IN THESE MIRRORS IS YOUR SHOULDER. THEY SIMPLY ARE NOT LONG ENOUGH. SO HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE OUT THERE BUYING NEW MIRRORS JUST TO STAY SAFE, HOW MANY ARE NOT. MAKE THEM FIX THIS. SIMPLE FIX THEY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I PAID FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A SAFE MOTORCYCLE. IT IS NOT. THE ATTACHED PHOTO IS A STOCK HARLEY DAVIDSON FXLRS 2020 "UNTOUCHED". LOOK AT HOW THE MIRRORS DO NOT EXTEND PAST THE END OF THE HAND GRIPS. YOU CANNOT SEE PAST YOUR ARM ON EITHER SIDE. I'M SURE THEY NEW THIS, OTHER WISE THEY WOULD NOT HAVE THE "LONG STEM MIRRORS" THAT YOU CAN BUY. *TR
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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