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2007 Harley-Davidson Fxsts Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 Mar 15, 2011
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2007 Harley-Davidson Fxsts, 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 / unspecified1100.0%

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.

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From owner reports, verbatim

THIS ISN'T A COMPLAINT, IT'S AN OBSERVATION. I OWN A HARLEY DAVIDSON THAT HAS A SOLID CAST ALUMINUM REAR WHEEL. THE VALVE STEM IS VISIBLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WHEEL AS YOU LOOK TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE BIKE. THIS IS THE SAME SIDE OF THE BIKE THAT THE MUFFLERS AND THE REAR BRAKE DISC ARE MOUNTED. IF A RIDER ATTEMPTS TO PUT AIR IN THE REAR TIRE IMMEDIATELY AFTER STOPPING, THE MUFFLERS ARE VOLCANIC HOT, AND THE REAR DISK IS ALSO QUITE HOT. THE RIDER IS FORCED BY DESIGN OF THE WHEEL TO PUT HIS OR HER HANDS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO ITEMS ON THE BIKE THAT ARE HOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE INSTANT 2ND DEGREE BURNS AND IF NOT CAREFUL, 3RD DEGREE. I RECOMMEND THE VALVE STEM ON THIS TYPE OF REAR WHEEL DESIGN, BE MOVED TO STICK THROUGH THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WHEEL WHICH WOULD ELIMINATE THE RIDER FROM HAVING TO NAVIGATE AROUND DANGEROUSLY HOT MUFFLERS AND A BRAKE DISK THAT CAN INSTANTLY BURN HIM OR HER. REAR WHEELS WITH SPOKE DESIGN ARE NOT A PROBLEM, AS THE RIDER HAS THE OPTION OF ATTACKING THE BIKE FROM THE RIGHT OR LEFT. IT SHOULD BE NOTED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL THAT ADDING AIR AFTER AN INITIAL STOP IS NOT RECOMMENDED, BUT IF NECESSARY, USE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BIKE WHEN ADDING AIR TO A SPOKE DESIGN WHEEL. *TR

NHTSA ID 10390234 · filed Mar 15, 2011

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

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