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Harley-Davidson Fxdb

Every Harley-Davidson Fxdb model year on file, 2007 to 2018. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years323 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years122007 to 2018

Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins288Summed across model years

By model year

The 2009 model year drew the most complaints, 17, 53% of the model's total

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.

Components

Brakes leads the Harley-Davidson Fxdb complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes

Tires

Engine and cooling

Suspension

Powertrain

Fuel system

Steering

Wheels

Speed control

Structure

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Harley-Davidson Fxdb 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.

Harley-Davidson Fxdb by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2018	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	63
2017	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	36
2016	Motorcycle	2	0.0	100	0	0	35
2015	Motorcycle	2	0.0	100	0	0	24
2014	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	23
2013	Motorcycle	1	0.0	50	0	0	17
2012	Motorcycle	2	0.0	100	0	0	18
2011	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	17
2010	Motorcycle	1	0.0	50	0	0	16
2009	Motorcycle	17	17.6	850	2	0	14
2008	Motorcycle	4	0.0	200	1	1	12
2007	Motorcycle	3	0.0	150	1	0	13

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Harley-Davidson Fxdb

08V-659 Dec 15, 2008
Jiffy stand spring anchor may have been built with a defective weld that may allow the jiffy stand assembly to not retract as intended
Structure · 3,285 vehicles
08V-625 Nov 26, 2008
These motorcycles have a fuel tank vent tube assembly, part no. 27389-04a, which may have been produced with a defective ultrasonic weld on the…
Fuel system · 349 vehicles
07V-535 Nov 20, 2007
On certain motorcycles built and shipped to california, the catalytic muffler protective heat shield was not installed
Engine and cooling · 538 vehicles
07V-025 Feb 1, 2007
Certain sportster and dyna model motorcycles were built with an incorrect front tire
Tires · 614 vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.