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2009 Harley-Davidson XR1200 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 Mar 26, 2014
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 Aug 5, 2013

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2009 Harley-Davidson XR1200. 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

Showing 1–3 of 3

Brakes
Filed Mar 26, 2014
Fire reported

REAR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED CAUSING LEAKING OF REAR MASTER CYLINDER FLUID, LOSS OF REAR BRAKE CONTROL AND ASSOCIATED WIRING CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10574963
Incident
Mar 24, 2014
Mileage
17,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Aug 27, 2013

PLASTIC FUEL TANKS SWELLS. HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BY HARLEY DAVIDSON, HOWEVER, THE TANKS ARE REPLACED WITH THE SAME ITEM/PART NUMBER. AFTER EACH TANK REPLACEMENT THE SWELLING CONTINUES WITH THE NEW TANK. I AM CONCERNED THAT NOW THAT I AM OUT OF WARRANTY THE TANK WILL NO LONGER BE REPLACED AND THAT EVENTUALLY THE SWELLING WILL LEAD TO CRACKING AND FUEL SPILLAGE WITH A FIRE OR CRASH RESULTING. *TR

NHTSA ID
10537511
Incident
Oct 13, 2010
Mileage
5,188 mi
Fuel system
Filed Aug 5, 2013

THE PLASTIC GAS TANK ON THESE BIKES SWELLS TO THE POINT THE COVERS NO LONGER FIT. HOPING THEY DON'T SWELL TO THE POINT OF LEAKING FUEL. *TR

NHTSA ID
10533723
Incident
Dec 14, 2009
Mileage
5,800 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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