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2014 Harley-Davidson Vrscf Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 Apr 9, 2020
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2014 Harley-Davidson Vrscf, 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

  • Brakes375.0%
  • Fuel system125.0%

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.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

AFTER I PULLED MY BIKE OUT OF WINTER STORAGE, THE BRAKES FELT LIKE THEY HAD AIR IN THEM. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TOLD ME THE ABS HCU SYSTEM HAS FAILED. I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THERE ISN'T A BYPASS SYSTEM AND THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED DURING RIDING. I HAVE TO SQUEEZE THE BRAKES A NUMBER OF TIMES TO STOP.

NHTSA ID 11320700 · filed Apr 9, 2020

I HAVE BASICALLY A COMPLAINT. I AM BEEN HEARING A LOT IM FORUMS ABOUT ABS ISSUES WITH HARLEY DAVIDSON MODELS UP TO 2011. I BELEIVE THE NHTSA SHOULD FORCE HARLEY DAVIDSON TO REPLACE WITH NO COST ALL THE MODULES. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT THE COMPANY IS BLAMING THE OWNERS ON A LACK OF MAINTANANCE NOT FLUSSHING THE BRAKE LINES EVERY TWO YEARS. LACK OF MAINTANANCE? I BELEIVE IS A POOR EXCUSE FOR A DEFFECTIVE PART. I HAVE A 2014 VROD NOT INCLUDED ON THE RECALL WITH ONLY 5000 MILES ON IT AND ALWAYS COVERED WHEN I AM NOT USING IT. IT IS VERY ODD THAT BECAUSE I DO NOT GO TO HARLEY DAVIDSON (VERY EXPENSIVE TECH SERVICE) MY BRAKE LINES ARE APPERANTLY NOT FLUSH CORRECTLY BECAUSE ARE NOT DONE IN A COMPUTER... RIPOFF ! MY HARLEY HAS THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED IT WONT MATTER HOW HARD I TRY TO PRESS THE PEDAL DOES NOT BRAKE AT ALL. I HAVE HAD CARS IN THE PAST WITH ABS SYSTEM, NEVER FLUSHED LINES AND STILL WORKING FINE. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THAT A MOTORCYCLE LOSES BRAKES FUNCTIONALITY DO TO AN ABS DEFECT, IT SHOULD ONLY LOSE THE PROGRESSIVE PRESSING AND RELEASING FOR WHICH THE ABS IS DESIGN. NEVER THE POSSIBILITY TO BRAKE AT ALL. I CANNOT AFFORT AT THE MOMENT EXPENDING $1,600.00 WITH HARLEY WHICH IT WAS THE ESTIMATED VALUE I WAS QUOTED. FOR SOMETHING DEFECTIVE THAT IT SEEMS IS AN ISSUE FROM QUITE A WHILE. SO I AM WONDERING? DOES SOMEONE (GOD FORBID) HAVE TO DIE FOR COMPANIES TAKE OWNERSHIP ON ISSUES THAT SHOULD BE PART OF LEMON LAW AND POOR QUALITY?

NHTSA ID 11154035 · filed Nov 26, 2018

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Fuel system

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

FUEL LEVEL SENDER FAILURE, THIS IS THE FOURTH UNIT THAT HAS FAILED AND REPLACED IN LESS THAN 24,000 MILES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. PREMIUM FUEL ALWAYS USED . NO AFTERMARKET FUEL SUPPLEMENTS ADDED. THE MOTORCYCLE RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE TRAVELING 75MPH ON THE I-17 FREEWAY, ENGINE STALLED OUT IN FLIGHT IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF TRAFFIC FLOW. I HAD A VERY HARD TIME TRYING TO NEGOTIATE SAFE LANE CHANGE SINCE TRAFFIC WAS MOVING FASTER THAN I WAS. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO FINALLY STEER OVER TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE WHILE AVOIDING A NEAR COLLISION SITUATION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO DID NOT REALIZE MY SITUATION. I HAD SOMEONE BRING ME A GALLON OF FUEL TO BE ABLE TO REFIRE THE MOTORCYCLE AND RIDE TO THE NEAREST FUEL SERVICE STATION.

NHTSA ID 11023905 · filed Sep 18, 2017

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

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