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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints

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23,600 miles · May 25, 2007

Exterior LightingService Brakes, Hydraulic

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THE FRONT BRAKE ON MY HARLEY FLTRI FAILED DECEMBER 4, 2004 AT 15933 MILES. THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS STICKING ON. BECAUSE OF WORK AND MEDICAL CONDITIONS I DID NOT RIDE MUCH FOR A WHILE. THE DEALER REBUILT THE MASTER CYLINDER. BECAUSE OF WORK AND MEDICAL CONDITIONS I DID NOT RIDE MUCH FOR A WHILE. ON NOVEMBER 18, 2005, AT 20507 MILES, I TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE BACK BECAUSE THE FRONT BRAKES WERE AGAIN VERY SOFT. THE DEALER BLED THEM. ON OCTOBER 26, 2006, AT 22515 MILES, I COMPLAINED AGAIN THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE EXTREMELY SOFT. THE DEALER BLED THEM AGAIN I THINK. NO MENTION OF IT ON THE SERVICE REPORT. ON MARCH 28,2007, I AGAIN COMPLAINED OF THE FRONT BRAKE BEING EXTREMELY SOFT AND NOW THE BRAKE LIGHT IS SPORADICALLY STICKING AGAIN. THIS IS AT 23261 MILES. THE DEALER WRITES THEY SERVICED THE FRONT BRAKE. THEY TOLD ME THE MECHANISM WAS DIRTY AND THEY CLEANED IT. ON APRIL 18,2007, AT 23343 MILES I AGAIN COMPLAINED OF SOFT FRONT BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHT STICKING, AND ALSO THE FAIRING MAKING A LOUD RATTLE. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND WITH THE BRAKES OR THE FAIRING. I LATER DISCOVERED THE FAIRING HAD BEEN INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. I REINSTALLED IT CORRECTLY AND THE NOISE WAS GONE. IT IS NOW MAY 25, AT 23600 MILES, AND THE FRONT BRAKE IS SOFT, SOMETIMES NO PRESSURE A ALL, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT IS STICKING FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME. PERHAPS SOON IT WILL STAY ON AND THE DEALER WILL FINALLY REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER. OR WORSE MAYBE I WILL GET REARENDED BECAUSE SOME ONE DOES NOT KNOW I HIT THE BRAKES. OR THE BRAKES WILLL FAIL AT THE WRONG TIME AND I WILL RUN OVER SOMEONE ELSE.

NHTSA ODI #10191742

Official recalls

04V218000 · Exterior Lighting:tail Lights

May 7, 2004

ON CERTAIN DYNA, XL, AND TOURING MOTORCYCLES, THE TAIL LIGHT BULB CAN FALL OUT OF THE SOCKET.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THE TAIL LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT BECOME INOPERATIVE, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BULBS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 3, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HARLEY-DAVIDSON AT 1-414-342-4680.

04V134000 · Electrical System:wiring:fuses And Circuit Breakers

Mar 18, 2004

ON CERTAIN TOURING AND POLICE MODEL MOTORCYCLES, THE 40 AMP MAIN CIRCUIT BREAKER CAN "OPEN" FOR REASONS OTHER THAN WHICH IT WAS DESIGNED, CAUSING AN UNEXPECTED INTERRUPTION OF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE MOTORCYCLE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE MOTORCYCLE TO STALL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 23, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HARLEY-DAVIDSON AT 1-414-343-4056.

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