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2016 Harley-Davidson XL883N 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 Apr 15, 2021
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 XL883N, 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

  • Exterior lighting1100.0%

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

Exterior lighting

Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting.

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From owner reports, verbatim

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 · filed Apr 15, 2021

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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