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2003 Harley-Davidson Fxstdse 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 Oct 11, 2008
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 Oct 11, 2008

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2003 Harley-Davidson Fxstdse. 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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Fuel system
Filed Oct 11, 2008

I OWN A 2003 FXSTDSEI,, HARLEY DAVIDSON,, THE LINING INSIDE THE FUEL TANK BEGAN FLAKING OFF, THIS STARTED AROUND MAY OF THIS YEAR (2008). I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO WANTED TO SELL ME A NEW TANK,,($1500-$2000),, UNACCEPTABLE,, CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE AN HARLEY CORP.. THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS SO PREVALENT THAT A REMEDY WAS INCLUDED IN THE 05-06 TOURING SERVICE MANUAL,BUT THEY WOULD NOT HELP WITH THE REPAIRS ,,, IF THIS IS SO PREVALENT,,THEY SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM,, MY BIKE HAS NOW BEEN DOWN FOR TWO WEEKS WHILE I REMOVED THE TANK AND TRY TO GET THE REST OF THE LINING OUT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10245155
Incident
Apr 1, 2008
Mileage
15,000 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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