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2016 Harley-Davidson Fxsb 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 Jan 23, 2018
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 Dec 13, 2017

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2016 Harley-Davidson Fxsb. 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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Engine
Filed Jan 23, 2018
Crash reported

I PURCHASED A NEW HARLEY DAVIDSON FXSB BREAKOUT ON OCTOBER 2015. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 3,010 ACTUAL MILES AS OF TODAY 1-23-18. THE ENGINE OF THE MOTORCYCLE HAS ALWAYS HAD A VERY LOUD MECHANICAL NOISE FROM THE BEGINNING. HOWEVER, ONCE THE INITIAL BREAK-END PERIOD OF 1,000 MILES THE ENGINE WOULD QUIET DOWN. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AND SUBSEQUENTLY WHILE I WAS RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO VIBRATE ERRATICALLY, THE BACK TIRE BEGAN TO SLIDE. I PRESSED IN THE CLUTCH LEVER IN ORDER TO GET A HANDLE ON THE MOTORCYCLE IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION TO PULL OVER AND TO INVESTIGATE WHAT WAS GOING ON. UPON MY COMPLETE INVESTIGATION, I WAS ABLE TO RIDE THE MOTORCYCLE AT A VERY SLOW PACE TO THE HARLEY DAVIDSON DEALERSHIP TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. ON THE HD MESSAGE BOARDS THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES OF THE HD 103B ENGINE HAVING SERIOUS MECHANICAL BREAKAGE PROBLEMS WITH THE VALVE LIFTER / CAMSHAFT. AFTER THE HD SERVICE TECHNICIAN DID HIS COMPLETE INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO DEFECTIVE ENGINE PARTS. UPON REPLACEMENT OF THE LONG BLOCK ASSEMBLY AND ALL RELATED PARTS. I BECAME VERY NERVOUS ABOUT MY CONTINUED OWNERSHIP OF THIS MOTORCYCLE & WANTED TO TRADE UP IN SERIES TO THE NEW 2018 HD BREAKOUT. HOWEVER, HARLEY DAVIDSON CONSUMER DIVISION WOULD NOT GRANT / BUY THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLE SO I'M STUCK WITH A VERY DANGEROUS MOTORCYCLE WHICH IS ABOUT TO RUIN MY FINANCIAL LIFE DUE TO THE FACT THAT I CAN'T GET RID OF IT. I HAVE ADVERTISED THE VEHICLE IN MANY PUBLICATIONS WITHOUT ANY TAKERS.

NHTSA ID
11064416
Incident
Sep 10, 2017
Brakes
Filed Dec 13, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXSB. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED WITH FORCE, THE REAR MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER CRACKED AND LEAKED BRAKE FLUID. THE CYLINDER MATERIAL SEEMED TO BE STRUCTURALLY UNSOUND TO PREMATURELY FRACTURE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SLOWLY COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (RIVERSIDE HARLEY-DAVIDSON, 7688 INDIANA AVE, RIVERSIDE, CA 92504, (951) 785-0100). THE DEALER TOOK PICTURES AND INDICATED THAT THE REAR MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER BOTH INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THE PART, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND SOLUTION OTHER THAN REPLACING THE PART. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR DUE TO THE MATERIAL OF THE REAR BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
11054534
Incident
Dec 6, 2017

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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