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2023 Harley-Davidson Fxlrst 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 Sep 18, 2025
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 Jul 27, 2024

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Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2023 Harley-Davidson Fxlrst. 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.

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Suspension
Filed Sep 18, 2025

See attached document for complaint.

NHTSA ID
11688049
Incident
Jul 17, 2025
Brakes
Filed Jul 27, 2024

New under warranty, 5,924 miles. Front end shudders and bounces when applying front brakes. Dealer service center said front brake rotors are warped and out of spec. No accident ‘YET’ but Harley Davidson is refusing to fix the brake problem under warranty (bike is 8 months old), stating brake rotors are a ‘wear’ item, although the Replacement rotors WOULD have a 1 year ‘warranty’. WTH ??? Brake rotors do not ‘wear out’ beyond OEM specs in 8 months and < 6,000 miles. Dealer claims ‘incorrect break in’ caused problem. My 2015 motorcycle bought from same dealer has 40,000 miles on it with no issues, however, brake pads on 2015 bike were replaced with high quality aftermarket brake pads, indicating a possible OEM brake pad and or rotor quality issue, definitely NOT a lack of operator break in procedure. This 2023 is my daily driver, 80 miles round trip on SoCal fwys and I cannot afford the $ 675.00 ‘repair’ cost to my front braking system, so will have to use as is, hoping there won’t be a catastrophic failure before I can afford to have this issue repaired. Dealer is disavowing any and all responsibility for any braking issues that my refusal to pay for repairs may cause.

NHTSA ID
11604922
Incident
Jul 27, 2024

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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