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1995 Harley-Davidson Softail 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.
3
Latest Nov 7, 1997
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.
1
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.
0
Reports on file since Dec 20, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1995 Harley-Davidson Softail. 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

Suspension
Filed Nov 7, 1997
Crash reported

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE RIDING THE FRONT END STARTED WHEEL HOPPING. OWNER TOOKMOTOR CYCLE INTO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT END LOOSENED UP AND WORE OUT THE NECK BEARING AND RACERS, CAUSING A COLLISION. THE DEALER HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
818605
Incident
Jun 28, 1997
Electrical
Filed Jan 27, 1997

WHEN DRIVING THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED, RECEIVED RECALL # 96V204000 OCT 96, STILL WAITING FOR JOB . *AK

NHTSA ID
808202
Engine
Filed Dec 20, 1996

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. RECALL#96V204000. *AK

NHTSA ID
806619

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.

Data sources

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