IllustrationHydraulic control Unit locked up. No front brakes on the motorcycle I have noticed Multiple instances on this type model motorcycle No NO
2014 HARLEY-DAVIDSON Vrscdx
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Fuel/propulsion System. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electronic Stability Control (esc). 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.
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What owners actually said
6 reportsON MY 2014 HARLEY DAVIDSON VROD NIGHTROD SPECIAL THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER IS ROCK HARD. I CAN BARELY SQUEEZE THE FRONT BRAKE. THE BACK BRAKE WORKS BUT FRONT DOES NOT. I WAS GOING 65MPH WHEN I PRESSED ON BOTH BRAKES AND I COULD NOT SQUEEZE THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER. LUCKILY MY BACK STILL WORKS. I HAVE SEEN ONLINE LOTS OF COMPLAIN ABOUT …
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ON MY 2014 HARLEY DAVIDSON VROD NIGHTROD SPECIAL THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER IS ROCK HARD. I CAN BARELY SQUEEZE THE FRONT BRAKE. THE BACK BRAKE WORKS BUT FRONT DOES NOT. I WAS GOING 65MPH WHEN I PRESSED ON BOTH BRAKES AND I COULD NOT SQUEEZE THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER. LUCKILY MY BACK STILL WORKS. I HAVE SEEN ONLINE LOTS OF COMPLAIN ABOUT THE HARLEY DAVIDSON ABS MODULES GOING BAD. I ALSO ASKED THE DEALER IF THERE IS A RECALL AND THERE IS NO RECALL. THAT IS NOT SAFE WHEN THE FRONT BRAKE RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING.
MOTORCYCLE IS LESS THEN TWO YEARS OLD AND UNDER 10K MILES. AFTER CHANGING BREAK FLUID LIKE HARLEY SUGGESTED THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT STOPPED WORKING AND THE FRONT BREAKS LOCKED UP.
THE FUEL GAUGE IS COMPLETELY INACCURATE. I'VE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER TO FIX IT, WHICH WORKED FOR A MONTH, BUT THE PROBLEM IS BACK. THE FUEL LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON AND RIGHT AFTER FILLING UP MY TANK THE GAS GAUGE WILL NOT GO ABOVE A QUARTER OF A TANK, IF IT GOES UP AT ALL.
THE FUEL GUAGE SHOWS INCORRECT READING... EVEN AFTER HAVING A TANK FULL THE INDICATOR KEEPS ON BOUNCING BETWEEN FULL TO EMPTY TO HALF RANDOMLY.
THE FUEL GAUGE INTERMITTENTLY GIVES INACCURATE READINGS. WHEN THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED, THE FUEL GAUGE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN INDICATING ~1/4 OF A TANK REMAINING, BUT UPON STARTING IT THE DAY THE GAUGE JUMPED TO FULL, AND TOOK NEARLY 15 MINUTES TO SLOWLY DROP DOWN TO THE ACCURATE LEVEL. A FEW DAYS LATER, AFTER FILLING THE BIKE W…
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THE FUEL GAUGE INTERMITTENTLY GIVES INACCURATE READINGS. WHEN THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED, THE FUEL GAUGE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN INDICATING ~1/4 OF A TANK REMAINING, BUT UPON STARTING IT THE DAY THE GAUGE JUMPED TO FULL, AND TOOK NEARLY 15 MINUTES TO SLOWLY DROP DOWN TO THE ACCURATE LEVEL. A FEW DAYS LATER, AFTER FILLING THE BIKE WITH GAS, THE GAUGE DID NOT REGISTER THE ADDED FUEL FOR THE DURATION OF A 10 MINUTE RIDE. *TR
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
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