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2006 Harley-Davidson XL883 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 Dec 22, 2005
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 Dec 22, 2005

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2006 Harley-Davidson XL883. 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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Filed Dec 22, 2005

12/20/2005HARLEY-DAVIDSON CUSTOMER SERVICE 3700 W. JUNEAU AVENUE MILWAUKEE, WI 53208. *NM DEAR SIRS, ON 13 NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR I BOUGHT A 2006 XL883. THREE DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT THE BIKE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A 2ND SEAT INSTALLED, AT THAT TIME I COMMENTED ON A BACKFIRING THAT WAS OCCURRING OCCASIONALLY OFF IDLE. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS COMMON ON THE 883. TWO DAYS AGO I TOOK MY BIKE IN FOR THE 1000 MILE SERVICE ( IT NOW HAS 1300 ON IT) AGAIN I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BACKFIRES, AGAIN I WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 883. I RIDE MY BIKE NEARLY EVERYDAY TO AND FROM WORK A MIXTURE OF CITY AND HIGHWAY RIDING, SO FAR THE RECOMMENDATIONS I HAVE GOTTEN TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ARE NEW JETS, PIPES OR MAKING IT AN 1200. I BELIEVE THIS IS NOT MY JOB. I FEEL THAT THE LITTLE STUMBLING BACKFIRE CAN BE A REAL SAFETY HAZARD FORTUNATELY MOST OF MY LIFE I HAVE RIDDEN AND DRIVEN CRAP SO I KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH IT; AGAIN I DO NOT FEEL THAT IS MY JOB, I FEEL IT IS YOUR JOB TO MAKE SURE THAT MY NEW BIKE PERFORMS LIKE A HARLEY SHOULD.

NHTSA ID
10145907
Incident
Dec 19, 2005
Mileage
1,400 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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