Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Our database contains no NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2008 Harley-Davidson Touring. 7 manufacturer communications are on file.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
No owner complaints recorded for this model year
Either none have been filed with NHTSA, or this vehicle is too new for reports to have accumulated.
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Phone Campaign: Customer Contact Script for follow-up communication with customers who have submitted a VOQ to NHTSA regarding ABS brakes on Touring vehicles. Purpose was to collect customer feedback and data from the field to support the ABS HCU and Brake Fluid Field Study.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID
Phone Campaign: Customer Contact Script Template HCU & Brake Fluid Field Study Project. Process to document communications and interactions with customers and dealers to track and collect customer parts and data from the field to complete an ABS HCU and Brake Fluid Field Study.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HARLEY-DAVIDSON: INFORMATION REFLECTING CHANGE IN SERVICE VENDOR TO CTDI FROM UNITED RADIO. THERE APPEARS AN ERRATIC OR INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL OPERATION ON MOTORCYCLES WITH ADVANCED AUDIO SYSTEM. MODEL 2006-2013 TOURING. *PE
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
HARLEY DAVIDSON: CALIBRATION UPGRADE FOR 2008 TOURING MODELS WITH ABS. A RECENT REFINEMENT TO THE ABS (ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM) CALIBRATION OF 2008 TOURING MODEL MOTORCYCLES ADDS COMPATIBILITY WITH MICHELIN REPLACEMENT TIRES OFFERED BY PARTS AND ACCESSORIES, ACCOMMODATES POLICE USAGE PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND PERMITS RE-USE OF HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU) IF ELECTRICAL CONTROL UNIT (ECU) REPLACEMENT IS REQUIRED. *PE
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
HARLEY DAVIDSON: A CHANGE TO THE FINAL TORQUE OF THE FORK CAP (PART NUMBER 45419-80) AND FOR TUBE PLUG (PART NUMBER 45838-77). THE NEW TORQUE FOR BOTH PARTS IS 60-70 FT LBS (81.3-94.9NM). *PE
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHRYSLER/DODGE/JEEP: FLASH:DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE, DTC P0740 OR P1798 AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT IMPROVEMENTS 1-2 OR 2-3 COLD SHIFT IMPROVEMENTS. *PE
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.