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2000 HARLEY-DAVIDSON Flhrci

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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4Owner complaints

Model-year median: 4

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

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What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
2Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Structure
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 2 of 4 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Structure. 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.

1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints

1 reports
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Mileage unknown · Oct 18, 2006
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrashInjury

REAR BRAKE FAILURE, RIDING IN HIGH ALTITUDES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AFTER RIDING THIS MOTORCYCLE 500+ MILES A DAY, AND TRAVELING THROUGH MOUNTAINS, THE REAR BRAKE WILL SUDDENLY NOT WORK, THE PEDAL JUST DROPS TO THE FLOORBOARD. AFTER SITTING FOR ABOUT 2 MIN. BRAKE OPERATION RETURNS TO NORMAL. I RETURNED THE BIKE TO 2 DIFFERENT HAR…

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REAR BRAKE FAILURE, RIDING IN HIGH ALTITUDES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AFTER RIDING THIS MOTORCYCLE 500+ MILES A DAY, AND TRAVELING THROUGH MOUNTAINS, THE REAR BRAKE WILL SUDDENLY NOT WORK, THE PEDAL JUST DROPS TO THE FLOORBOARD. AFTER SITTING FOR ABOUT 2 MIN. BRAKE OPERATION RETURNS TO NORMAL. I RETURNED THE BIKE TO 2 DIFFERENT HARLEY DEALERS IN MI. WHERE I LIVE. BOTH COULD NOT VERIFY THE PROBLEM AND NOTHING WAS DONE. I WROTE A LETTER TO HARLEY EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM AND THE DEALERS LACK OF CONCERN. ( I AM A PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC IN A CHRYSLER, JEEP, DODGE DEALER AND I ASSURED THEM SUCH A COMPLAINT WOULD NOT BE TREATED SO LIGHTLY BY US) I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM SOMEONE IN HARLEY DAVIDSON CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED "OFF THE RECORD" HARLEY IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS NO FIX FOR IT,THE NEW BIKES SWITCHED FROM DOT5 BRAKE FLUID TO DOT4, BUT MY BIKE IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH DOT4, SO I WAS ADVISED I SHOULD BUY A NEW BIKE. ON SATURDAY, OCT. 15, 2006 MY REAR BRAKE FAILED IN KNOXVILLE TENN. AND I REAR ENDED A TRUCK WITH MY BIKE. GOOGLE ACTUALLY HAS A WEB FORUM ABOUT HARLEY REAR BRAKE FAILURES. HTTP://GROUPS.GOOGLE.COM/GROUP/REC.MOTORCYCLES.HARLEY/BROWSE_THREAD/THREAD/9BBBD0EEB1692582/C17370B426F02402%23C17370B426F02402 DO I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL I AM SERIOUSLY INJURED TO GET MY BIKE FIXED RIGHT? *NM *JS *TR

NHTSA ODI #10171284

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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