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2012 Harley-Davidson XL1200V Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 16, 2016
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jun 3, 2013

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2012 Harley-Davidson XL1200V. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Powertrain (other)
Filed Aug 16, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HARLEY-DAVIDSON XL1200V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE MOTORCYCLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CONTAMINATED WITH WATER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 906. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10896324
Incident
Jul 26, 2016
Mileage
906 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Jun 3, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HARLEY DAVIDSON XL1200V MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND NOTICED THAT THE TAG HOLDER FAILED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RIM, SPOKES, TIRE AND THE VALVE STEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,600.

NHTSA ID
10514804
Incident
May 31, 2013
Mileage
10,600 mi

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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