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2016 Harley-Davidson XL1200T 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 Aug 20, 2017
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 2016 Harley-Davidson XL1200T, 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

  • Electrical3100.0%

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

Electrical

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

ECM FAILURE AT 3000 MILES. THE MOTORCYCLE BEGAN STALLING AND RUNNING ROUGH. WHILE MOVING THE BIKE STALLED. AFTER RESTARTING THE MOTOR RAN VERY ROUGH, STARTING AND STALLING, AND THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON. THIS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET. BECAUSE OF THE LURCHING OF THE ENGINE I NEARLY DROPPED THE BIKE WHILE MOVING NARROWLY AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. BROUGHT THE MOTORCYCLE TO THE HARLEY DAVIDSON OF SCOTTSDALE DEALERSHIP WHO ULTIMATELY DIAGNOSED THIS AS A FAULTY ECM THAT NEEDS REPLACING. THIS PART IS ON BACK ORDER FOR A MONTH LEADING ME TO SUSPECT THAT THIS IS IN FACT A COMMON PROBLEM, IN WHICH CASE THIS SHOULD PROMPT A RECALL.

NHTSA ID 11016415 · filed Aug 20, 2017

MOTORCYCLE WITH 3000 MILES STALLS WHILE IN MOTION AND IS DIFFICULT TO RESTART WHEN THIS HAPPENS. ONCE RESTARTED IT RUNS ROUGH AND STALLS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN AND NEARLY RESULTED IN ME DROPPING THE BIKE BECAUSE IT WAS SO DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALERSHIP WHO DIAGNOSED THIS AS A PROBLEM WITH THE ECM THAT NEEDS TO REPLACED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE ECM IS ON BACK ORDER FOR 3+ WEEKS DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THIS PART. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET RIDING STRAIGHT AHEAD.

NHTSA ID 11012206 · filed Aug 1, 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.

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