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Harley-Davidson XG500

Every Harley-Davidson XG500 model year on file, 2015 to 2020. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years144 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years62015 to 2020
Recall campaigns3Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins175Summed across model years
By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 11, 79% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

03691220151120162017201820192020
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Fuel system leads the Harley-Davidson XG500 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Fuel system
10
Speed control
5
Powertrain
2
Steering
2
Engine and cooling
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Harley-Davidson XG500 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 XG500 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2020Not decoded0NoneNone0031
2019Motorcycle10.01001030
2018Not decoded0NoneNone1036
2017Not decoded0NoneNone1029
2016Motorcycle20.01001029
2015Motorcycle1136.45503120
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Harley-Davidson XG500

  • 18V-927 Dec 21, 2018
    Brake calipers may corrode internally after exposure to certain driving environments such as coastal regions or road salt, resulting in increased…
    Brakes · 13k vehicles
  • 15V-474 Jul 29, 2015
    Fuel pump modules on these motorcycles have a poor seal at the fuel pump inlet
    Fuel system · 11k vehicles
  • 15V-217 Apr 13, 2015
    Affected motorcycles may have been manufactured without a rear reflector assembly
    Lighting · 8,904 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.