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Electrical System. Review the 1 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.
1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports
What owners actually said
1 reports
Mileage unknown · Jul 3, 2019
Electrical SystemFuel/propulsion SystemUnknown Or OtherCrashInjury
MOTORCYCLE ACCELERATED TO FULL THROTTLE AT A STOP CAUSING ME TO HAVE A SEVERE ACCIDENT. I WAS "WALKING THE CLUTCH". LIGHT HAD TURNED GREEN BEFORE I CAME TO A STOP. I HAD 1.5 CAR LENGTHS BETWEEN MYSELF AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE BIKE TOOK OFF, FIRST REACTION WAS TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT TO NOT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT. I KEPT HOLD…
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MOTORCYCLE ACCELERATED TO FULL THROTTLE AT A STOP CAUSING ME TO HAVE A SEVERE ACCIDENT. I WAS "WALKING THE CLUTCH". LIGHT HAD TURNED GREEN BEFORE I CAME TO A STOP. I HAD 1.5 CAR LENGTHS BETWEEN MYSELF AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE BIKE TOOK OFF, FIRST REACTION WAS TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT TO NOT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT. I KEPT HOLDING THE BREAK BUT THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT STOP. WHEN I WAS ON THE GROUND THE BIKE WAS STILL IN FULL THROTTLE EVEN WITHOUT ANYTHING OBSTRUCTING THE THROTTLE. I ALMOST DIED, BROKE SEVERAL BONES, MY HIP, KNEE, TIBIA. RECENTLY I CAME ACROSS SOMEONE WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM MULTIPLE TIMES. HE SAID HARLEY DAVIDSON JUST GAVE HIM A DIFFERENT BIKE SINCE THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME ALL THIS BEFORE I TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. I KNOW THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE IN THOSE MOTORCYCLES CAUSING THEM TO ACCELERATE SPONTANEOUSLY.
NHTSA ODI #11229274
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