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2004 Harley-Davidson V-Rod 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 Sep 28, 2011
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 Jul 8, 2005

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2004 Harley-Davidson V-Rod. 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 Sep 28, 2011

THE FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T READ PROPERLY ANYWHERE BELOW FULL. I LEARNED FROM FELLOW OWNERS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON TO ALL VRSCA MODELS. FACTORY REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL LEVEL ITEMS DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. POORLY ENGINEERED PART THAT NEEDS A REDESIGN. *TT

NHTSA ID
10427728
Incident
Sep 12, 2011
Mileage
3,568 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Aug 9, 2005

DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 HARLEY DAVIDSON VRSCA. HE FELT THAT THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE MOTORCYCLE. THIS PARTICULAR MOTORCYCLE CAME WITH A SOLID WHEEL. WHENEVER GOING AT A HIGH SPEED THERE WAS A MAJOR POSSIBILITY OF LOSING CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE BECAUSE OF THE WIND. THIS COULD RESULT IN A FATALITY. CONTACT SPOKE WITH DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, AND THEY KNEW THAT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM ONE HAS TO GO TO A REGULAR SPOKE WHEEL. BUT THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO DO THIS. HE EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT HE WILL DO WHATEVER HE COULD TO DO ABOUT THIS SITUATION BECAUSE THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS MOTORCYCLE AND HE WANTED TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ORIGINALLY, DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT THIS WAS A CHARCTERISTIC OF THIS TYPE OF MOTORCYCLE, BUT HE FELT THIS WAS DANGEROUS. *AK

NHTSA ID
10132108
Incident
Aug 20, 2004
Driver assistanceOther / unspecified
Filed Jul 8, 2005

DT: CONTACT STATES THAT THE HARLEY DAVIDSON V-ROD IS UNSTABLE BECAUSE OF THE WIND CURRENTS AND NORMAL DRIVING SPEED. THE CONTACT HAS TALKED TO HARLEY DAVIDSON, AND THEY SUGGESTED TO HIM TO GO AND BUY SPOKED WHEELS. *AK *SC THE SOLID WHEELS CREATED TOO MUCH SURFACE AREA FOR THE LIGHT FRONT END AND THEREFORE GREATLY AFFECTED BY CROSSWINDS AND VEHICULAR TURBULENCE. *JB

NHTSA ID
10126225
Incident
Jun 22, 2004

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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