2014 Harley-Davidson Vrscdx Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2014 Harley-Davidson Vrscdx, 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
- Fuel system350.0%
- Brakes233.3%
- Driver assistance116.7%
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
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE FUEL GAUGE IS COMPLETELY INACCURATE. I'VE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER TO FIX IT, WHICH WORKED FOR A MONTH, BUT THE PROBLEM IS BACK. THE FUEL LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON AND RIGHT AFTER FILLING UP MY TANK THE GAS GAUGE WILL NOT GO ABOVE A QUARTER OF A TANK, IF IT GOES UP AT ALL.
THE FUEL GUAGE SHOWS INCORRECT READING... EVEN AFTER HAVING A TANK FULL THE INDICATOR KEEPS ON BOUNCING BETWEEN FULL TO EMPTY TO HALF RANDOMLY.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
Hydraulic control Unit locked up. No front brakes on the motorcycle I have noticed Multiple instances on this type model motorcycle No NO
MOTORCYCLE IS LESS THEN TWO YEARS OLD AND UNDER 10K MILES. AFTER CHANGING BREAK FLUID LIKE HARLEY SUGGESTED THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT STOPPED WORKING AND THE FRONT BREAKS LOCKED UP.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
ON MY 2014 HARLEY DAVIDSON VROD NIGHTROD SPECIAL THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER IS ROCK HARD. I CAN BARELY SQUEEZE THE FRONT BRAKE. THE BACK BRAKE WORKS BUT FRONT DOES NOT. I WAS GOING 65MPH WHEN I PRESSED ON BOTH BRAKES AND I COULD NOT SQUEEZE THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER. LUCKILY MY BACK STILL WORKS. I HAVE SEEN ONLINE LOTS OF COMPLAIN ABOUT THE HARLEY DAVIDSON ABS MODULES GOING BAD. I ALSO ASKED THE DEALER IF THERE IS A RECALL AND THERE IS NO RECALL. THAT IS NOT SAFE WHEN THE FRONT BRAKE RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING.
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
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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