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2004 Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200R 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 28, 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 Aug 3, 2006

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2004 Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200R. 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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Brakes
Filed May 28, 2008
Crash reported1 injury reported

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 HARLEY DAVIDSON SPORTSTER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN, BUT THE BRAKES LOCKED AND NEVER UNLOCKED. THE VEHICLE SLID TO A STOP ON ITS SIDE AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 13,400. UPDATED 07/08/08. *BF UPDATED *JB

NHTSA ID
10229060
Incident
Mar 30, 2008
Mileage
13,400 mi
Brakes
Filed Aug 25, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, #06V201000, REGARDING THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10166552
Incident
Aug 25, 2006
Mileage
17,365 mi
Brakes
Filed Aug 4, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED NHTSA RECALL LETTER, #06V201000 WAS RECEIVED REGARDING THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT EXHIBITED PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE RECALL DEFECT.

NHTSA ID
10164537
Incident
Jul 8, 2006
Mileage
400 mi
Brakes
Filed Aug 3, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED PERTAINING TO THE FRONT MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE BACK BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT WARN VEHICLES TRAVELING FROM BEHIND THE MOTORCYCLE THAT IT WAS ABOUT TO STOP. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALERS FOR REPAIRS AND THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A TIME FRAME FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR OVER TWO MONTHS FOR REMEDY ON THE RECALL.

NHTSA ID
10164321
Incident
Jun 30, 2006
Mileage
3,500 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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