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2006 HARLEY-DAVIDSON Dyna

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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5Owner complaints

Model-year median: 1

1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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What owners reported most

Power Train
2Engine And Engine Cooling
1Equipment
1Steering
1Unknown Or Other
1
All reported categories
Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Power Train. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Equipment. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Steering complaints

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5 miles · Oct 22, 2005
Steering

THE HANDLE BARS ON MY 2006 HD SOFTAIL MOTORCYCLE ARE NOT ALIGNED CORRECTLY. I PURCHASED THE BIKE AND NOTIFIED THE DEALER WHO ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT. THEY CONTACTED HD REPRESENTATIVE WHO LOOKED AND RODE THE BIKE ON 10-20-05 AND STATED IT WAS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. THE HANDLE BARS POINT 2 OR 3 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT, WHICH MAKES IT …

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THE HANDLE BARS ON MY 2006 HD SOFTAIL MOTORCYCLE ARE NOT ALIGNED CORRECTLY. I PURCHASED THE BIKE AND NOTIFIED THE DEALER WHO ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT. THEY CONTACTED HD REPRESENTATIVE WHO LOOKED AND RODE THE BIKE ON 10-20-05 AND STATED IT WAS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. THE HANDLE BARS POINT 2 OR 3 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT, WHICH MAKES IT NOTICEABLE TO THE RIDER. HD REFUSES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM LIKE THIS; IF YOU BOUGHT A CAR AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND NOT CENTERED, YOU WOULD HAVE THE DEALER CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AS A CHILD, IF THE HANDLE BARS ON YOUR BIKE WERE NOT STRAIGHT, YOU GOT OFF YOUR BIKE, AND PULLED THEM INTO ALIGNMENT. ON A HD, THE HAND BARS ARE BOLTED DOWN AND NEED TO BE ADJUSTED BY MOVING THE FORKS. IS ANYBODY ELSE HAVING THIS PROBLEM? IS THIS A DEFECT ON ALL 2006 BIKES? IT MAKES YOU WANT TO TURN THE HANDLE BARS TO THE RIGHT.8JB

NHTSA ODI #10140509

Official recalls

1

06V444000 · Electrical SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V Battery

Nov 20, 2006

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, A BATTERY CADDY BOLT MAY LOOSEN UNDER NORMAL RIDING CONDITIONS. SHOULD THIS OCCUR, THE BOLT CAN BACK OUT WHICH ALLOWS THE BATTERY TO SHIFT POSITION AND THEN HOLD THE BATTERY IN A POSITION WHICH MAY ALLOW THE BATTERY TERMINALS TO CONTACT THE METAL BATTERY CADDY COVER AND ABRADE THROUGH THE POSITIVE TERMINAL PROTECTIVE BOOT.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IF THIS OCCURS, THE BATTERY CAN SHORT AGAINST THE COVER, CAUSING SPARKS AND POSSIBLY A FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CENTER BATTERY CADDY BOLT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 30, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HARLEY-DAVIDSON AT 1-414-342-4680.

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NHTSA investigations

0

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