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2016 Harley-Davidson XL883N 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 Apr 15, 2021
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 Apr 15, 2021

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2016 Harley-Davidson XL883N. 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.

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Exterior lighting
Filed Apr 15, 2021

HARLEY DAVIDSON DID A RECALL 0177 FOR 2019 TO 2021 HEADLAMP BULB REFLECTOR REPLACEMENT, PART #68297-05A. I HAVE THE SAME PART #68297-05A ON MY 2016 HARLEY DAVIDSON IRON 883. THEY WILL NOT REPLACE MY IDENTICAL PART NUMBER. THEY SAY THE 2016 PART 368297-05A HAS A MATT FINISH TO THE INSIDE OF THE REFLECTOR AND THE 2019 THROUGH 2021 PART #68297-05A HAS A CHROME FINISH THAT WAS CAUSING EXCESSIVE HEAT ISSUES TO THE BULB CAUSING HOLES ON THE TIP OF THE BULB'S OUTER SURFACE NEAR THE TIP. I HAVE THE SAME PART NUMBER AND REPLACED THE BULB BUT THE LIGHT IS NOT WORKING, POSSIBLE FROM THE REFLECTOR OR THE HEAT FROM THE REFLECTOR CAUSING THE WIRE TO OVERHEAT AND NOT WORK AS A NEW BULB REPLACEMENT DID NOT FIX MY HEALIGHT BURN OUT ISSUE.

NHTSA ID
11408276
Incident
Aug 15, 2020
Mileage
5,000 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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