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2010 Harley-Davidson XL1200N 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 Oct 14, 2015
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 2010 Harley-Davidson XL1200N, 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

  • Powertrain (other)1100.0%

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

Powertrain (other)

Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials.

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From owner reports, verbatim

PRIMARY & TRANSMISSION FLUID IS BEING PULLED INTO THE CRANK CASE. RESULTED IN COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAUSE UNDETERMINED AS THE DEALER INDICATED THE SEAL WAS INSTALLED PROPERLY AND NO LEAKS OR OIL BURNING WAS FOUND. PURCHASED WITH 1801 MILES FROM DEALER. NEXT PRIMARY OIL SERVICE PER HARLEY AT 10,000 MILES, THIS FAILURE HAPPENED OVERTIME WITH NO ABILITY TO DETECT AND MILEAGE IS AT APPROXIMATELY AT 7800 MILES. HARLEY NOTED "BAD LUCK", DEALER NOT SURE IF SEAL WENT BAD BECAUSE ENGINE OIL WOULD GO INTO PRIMARY, REVERSE OF WHAT HAPPENED.

NHTSA ID 10782214 · filed Oct 14, 2015

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.

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