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2012 Harley-Davidson Fxs 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 7, 2013
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 Nov 9, 2011

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2012 Harley-Davidson Fxs. 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

BrakesElectricalExterior lighting
Filed May 7, 2013

WAS DRIVING AND LEFT REAR BRAKE/TURN SIGNAL STOPPED WORKING. *TR

NHTSA ID
10510899
Incident
May 6, 2013
Mileage
1,214 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Feb 17, 2013

THE LEFT REAR TAILLIGHT IS RANDOMLY BLOWING ON MY 2012 BLACKLINE IN VERY SHORT INTERVALS. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE BIKE I HAVE GONE THROUGH THREE BULBS IN ABOUT 150 MILES.I CANNOT TELL WHAT SPEED THIS IS HAPPENING AT. I HAVE HEARD OF NO CORRECTIVE ACTION ON THE BIKE FROM HARLEY DAVIDSON. *TR

NHTSA ID
10498402
Incident
Sep 29, 2012
Mileage
3,025 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Nov 9, 2011

THE RUNNING LIGHTS DIE. IN 2000 MILES I HAVE HAD 4 LIGHTS REPLACED. AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT AND WORSE AT NIGHT I CAN SUDDENLY NOT HAVE A RUNNING LIGHT. CARS MAY HIT ME IF THEY DON'T SEE ME. *TR

NHTSA ID
10434993
Incident
Oct 8, 2011
Mileage
250 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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