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2013 HARLEY-DAVIDSON Fltrxse

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  • Steering. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

2 reports
6,500 miles · Sep 6, 2014
Steering

IF I REMOVE MY HANDS FROM THE HANDLE BARS THE BIKE STEERING WOBBLE VIOLENTLY THIS ALSO HAPPENED AT LOWER SPEEDS 45 MHR. LOST OF CONTROL COMES QUICKLY,YOU KNOW WHAT THE RESULTS COULD BE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10631264

500 miles · Nov 17, 2013
SteeringWheels

AFTER PURCHASING MOTORCYCLE NEW FROM DEALER.. NOTICED THAT STEERING SHAKE / WOBBLE ON DECELERATION BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 30-60 MPH. NOTIFIED DEALER AND FOUND THAT STEERING COMPONENT NUT OF SOME SORT WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED ADJUSTMENT. THIS SEEMED TO HAVE FIXED ISSUE BUT SOON RETURNED WITHIN 1000 MILES. THE MOTORCYCLE CURRENTLY HAS AROU…

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AFTER PURCHASING MOTORCYCLE NEW FROM DEALER.. NOTICED THAT STEERING SHAKE / WOBBLE ON DECELERATION BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 30-60 MPH. NOTIFIED DEALER AND FOUND THAT STEERING COMPONENT NUT OF SOME SORT WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED ADJUSTMENT. THIS SEEMED TO HAVE FIXED ISSUE BUT SOON RETURNED WITHIN 1000 MILES. THE MOTORCYCLE CURRENTLY HAS AROUND 4000 MILES AND STILL HAS THIS CONDITION. REPORTED TO DEALER WHERE MOTORCYCLE WAS PURCHASED SEVERAL TIMES AND AFTER FAILURE TO FIX CONDITION CONTACTED ANOTHER DEALER. THIS NUT WAS THEN RE-TIGHTENED BUT SOON SHAKE / WOBBLE RETURNED DURING DECELERATION AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30-60 MPH. AFTER COMPLAINING TO SECOND H-D DEALER, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONTACTED H-D AND WERE TOLD TO ADVISE THE CUSTOMER (ME) TO NOT REMOVE HANDS FROM HANDLEBARS WHILE RIDING AND KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE BARS AT ALL TIMES. I THEN ADVISED THAT HANDS DON'T HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM HANDLEBARS TO FEEL THIS SHAKE AND WOBBLE ON DECELERATION. SPOKE WITH SEVERAL SERVICE TECHS AT H-D AND THEY STATED THAT THIS MOTORCYCLE (H-D ROADGLIDE) HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HAVE THIS CONDITION MOST OF ITS PRODUCTION. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT HARLEY DAVIDSON SELLS THESE MOTORCYCLES NEW STARTING AT $20000 AND IN MY CASE A SPECIAL EDITION CVO FOR $35000 AND CAN TELL ME THAT EVEN THOUGH MY STEERING SHAKES AND WOBBLES NOT TO REMOVE MY HANDS FROM THE HANDLEBARS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY YOUTUBE VIDEOS OF THIS CONDITION, JUST YOUTUBE THE WORDS "HARLEY DAVIDSON ROADGLIDE WOBBLE". PLEASE HELP FIX THIS ISSUE AS IT WILL RESULT IN CRASH AND SERIOUS IF NOT FATAL INJURIES. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10552638

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NHTSA investigations

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