2008 Harley-Davidson Vrscdxa 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 2008 Harley-Davidson Vrscdxa, 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
- Brakes2100.0%
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
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HARLEY-DAVIDSON VRSCDXA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BRAKE FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO A MELTED BRAKE LINE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.
HARLEY DAVIDSON RECALL 0171 NHTSA RECALL 18V-076 RECALL STATES THAT THERE IS A CHANCE IN REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY. MY EXPERIENCE IS THAT I COMPLETELY LOST THE FRONT BRAKES WHICH IS 75% OF THE BRAKING ABILITY ON A MOTORCYCLE. WHEN MY VRSCDXA WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FLUSH, THE TECHNICIANS DETERMINED THAT THEY COULD NOT FLUSH THE BRAKES DUE TO THE ABS MODULE NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY. THIS REQUIRES A REPLACEMENT OF THE ABS MODULE THAT IS NOW OBSOLETE FOR HD AND AFTERMARKET SUPPLIERS DO NOT MAKE THIS PART. IT IS COMPLETE NONSENSE TO HAVE A SYSTEM THAT HAS THE CAPABILITY OF COMPLETELY FAILING, A RECALL THAT DOES NOT COVER THE PARTS OF FAILURE, MISLEADING STATEMENTS ON HOW IT AFFECTS THE BRAKING ABILITY, AS WELL AS NOT BEING ABLE TO SUPPLY THE PARTS THAT HAVE FAILED EVEN WITH THE CUSTOMER WILLING TO PAY BECAUSE THEY ARE NOW OBSOLETE. AS FAR AS THE HISTORY GOES ON MY BIKE, I HAD CLEAN BRAKE FLUID IN MY BIKE. I MAY HAVE NOT HAVE FOLLOWED THE EXACT 2 YEAR INTERVAL RECOMMENDED, BUT MY LINES HAVE BEEN FLUSHED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS. HAS NHSTA REALLY INVESTIGATED THE REASON FOR THE RECALL AND EVALUATED HD'S ACTIONS AS REASONABLE FOR THIS SITUATION? SHOULD THERE BE FURTHER ACTIONS IF THE PARTS ARE NOW OBSOLETE? SHOULD THERE BE MORE OF A CONCERN ON THE SAFETY FOR THOSE AFFECTED? WHAT ARE THE EXPECTATIONS FOR THOSE THAT CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM? MY SOLUTION WAS TO REMOVE THE ABS COMPONENTS. THAT LOWERS THE VALUE OF MY BIKE AND REMOVES A SAFETY FEATURE THE BIKE WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED WITH.
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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