NHTSA safety record
Every complaint, recall and defect investigation on file for a Harley-Davidson, model years 2010 to 2024.
32
Vehicles
511
Complaints
96
Recalls
4
Fires
5
Deaths
32Harley-Davidson year and model combinations have enough on file to be worth a page here, and between them their owners have filed 511 safety complaints with NHTSA. More of those name the brakes than any other system: 127 of them. The single most complained-about is the 2015 XG750, with 79.
NHTSA holds 96 recall campaigns naming Harley-Davidson vehicles, across every model year the agency records rather than only the ones shown here. A death has been reported in 4 of these 32 vehicles.
Complaints for every published model year of each model added together. A model that sold in larger numbers collects more complaints, and nothing here divides by sales because NHTSA does not publish them.
The systems named most often across every Harley-Davidson complaint on file. One complaint can name more than one system, so these add up to more than the complaint total. "Unknown or other" is excluded: it is what the intake form records when an owner cannot place the failure.
The newest campaigns naming a Harley-Davidson, by the date the manufacturer's defect report reached NHTSA. Each one covers a build range, which may be narrower than the model years listed.
26V270000 · April 28, 2026
When the dipstick is removed while the crankcase is pressurized, oil may eject from the fill spout, increasing the risk of injury.
Harley-Davidson Motor Company · up to 88,039 vehicles
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26V234000 · April 13, 2026
Loss of the rear brakes increases the risk of a crash.
Harley-Davidson Motor Company · up to 16,994 vehicles
26V075000 · February 9, 2026
An upper triple clamp that fractures can lead to a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Harley-Davidson Motor Company · up to 9,401 vehicles
25V590000 · September 10, 2025
An upper triple clamp that fractures while the motorcycle is being operated could lead to a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Harley-Davidson Motor Company · up to 8,424 vehicles
25V375000 · June 6, 2025
A sudden loss of tire pressure increases the risk of a crash.
Harley-Davidson Motor Company · up to 82,117 vehicles
24V753000 · October 9, 2024
A loss of front brake function can increase the risk of a crash.
Harley-Davidson Motor Company · up to 15,778 vehicles
24V719000 · September 26, 2024
Incorrect tire pressure information may result in overloading the front tire, increasing the risk of a crash.
Harley-Davidson Motor Company · up to 12,929 vehicles
24V672000 · September 16, 2024
The unexpected loss of drive power and the loss of electrical power while in motion increases the risk of a crash.
Harley-Davidson Motor Company · up to 46,923 vehicles
Pages 2024 FLHX 2024 FLTRX
23V836000 · December 8, 2023
A motorcycle that is difficult to control can increase the risk of a crash.
Harley-Davidson Motor Company · up to 1,464 vehicles
23V672000 · October 4, 2023
A brake fluid leak can reduce braking ability and increase the risk of a crash.
Harley-Davidson Motor Company · up to 4,014 vehicles
Every manufacturer's latest recalls, or check a single car with the VIN lookup.
32 vehicles across 14 models, newest model year first.
Built from NHTSA's complaint file published August 20, 2026, its recall campaign API and its defect investigation file. A complaint is one owner's unverified account, not a finding of fault. How this is counted. · All makes
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