By model year
The 1986 model year drew the most complaints, 1
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Model line
Harley-Davidson Flst
Every Harley-Davidson Flst model year on file, 1986 to 2007. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years60 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years91986 to 2007
Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins22Summed across model years
Components
Engine and cooling leads the Harley-Davidson Flst complaint record
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each Harley-Davidson Flst model year
Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Motorcycle | 1 | 0.0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2006 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1994 | Motorcycle | 1 | 0.0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | Motorcycle | 1 | 0.0 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | Not decoded | 1 | 0.0 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | Not decoded | 1 | 0.0 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | Motorcycle | 1 | 0.0 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Harley-Davidson Flst
- 93E-030 Aug 19, 1993
Screws issued in a kit to mount the fender and an accessory front bumper onto the motorcycles can break, causing the fender and bumper to loosen…
Structure · 715 vehicles - 86V-041 Mar 11, 1986
Transmission magnetic drain plugs may have been broken during assembly
Powertrain · 4,164 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.