2018 Harley-Davidson XG750A 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 2018 Harley-Davidson XG750A, 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
- Brakes150.0%
- Engine150.0%
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
THERE WAS A LETTER RECEIVED FROM HARLEY REGARDING THIS RECALL- THEY SAID IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE- THIS LETTER CAME JANUARY 2019 - MY FIANCE CRASHED ON AUGUST 13, 2019 AND IT SAID IN THE CRASH REPORT- "HE BRAKED HARD LOST CONTROL AND THE UNIT FLIPPED END OVER END." THE TROOPER AT THE TIME WAS UNAWARE OF THIS RECALL AND WHEN I INFORMED HIM HE HAD ALREADY COMPLETED THE CRASH REPORT- HE SAID THAT IT COULD HAVE PLAYED A FACTOR IN HIS CRASH WHEN I ASKED HIM ABOUT THIS RECALL- HE WANTED ME TO FAX HIM THE LETTER AND I DID. HE HAS NEVER CHANGED THE CRASH REPORT BUT THIS MOTORCYCLE WAS DANGEROUS AND PEOPLE NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS- I WAS BEHIND HIM IN MY CAR ONE EVE A FEW WEEKS BEFORE CRASH AND HIS BRAKES KEPT STALLING AND I ASKED HIM WHAT HE WAS DOING HE SAID IT ISNT ME IT IS THE BIKE- THIS IS SAD. HE HAD A TBI AND HAS SUFFERED EVERY SINCE- HE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN- PLEASE HELP US AND STOP THEM FROM ALLOWING THIS RECALL TO GO ON- PEOPLES LIVES HAVE BEEN AND WILL BE AFFECTED AND BECAUSE HARLEY IS A BIG COMPANY WITH SO MUCH MONEY - THEY ARE NOT HELD RESPONSIBLE- COREY HAD NO INSURANCE - IT HAD JUST LAPSED BECAUSE MONTHS BEFORE HE LOST HIS JOB AND WAS WAITING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT - WE WERE IN A BAD SPOT FINANCIALLY AND CONTINUE TO BE- ITS NOT ABOUT MONEY THOUGH THIS IS ABOUT SAFETY AND HARLEY BEING LIABLE TO THE ONES AFFECTED BY THE FAILURE TO SALE A SAFE VEHICLE THAT IS FREE FROM A SERIOUS DEFECT- THEY NEVER CALLED FOR THE REPAIRS- NOT ONE WORD WAS SAID BUT THEY WERE IN A HURRY TO REPOSSESS THIS VEHICLE FOLLOWING HIS CRASH AND MY NOTIFCATION AND QUESTIONS IN THIS RECALL- THE CRASH ID IS : [XXX] IT WAS ON AUGUST 13, 2019 IN HILL COUNTY TEXAS- HIS NAME IS [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
ENGINE DIE WHILE WAITING FOR THE GREEN LIGHT IN STREET, DEALER FIND AFTER 3 WEEKS A LOOSE BOLT INSIDE THE ENGINE
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
Data on this page last refreshed .