IllustrationAPPLICATION OF FRONT BRAKE FAILED TO ACTIVATE BRAKE LIGHT. DEALER REPLACE FRONT BRAKE LEVER SWITCH. VERY DANGEROUS TO NOT HAVE WORKING BRAKE LIGHT ON A MOTORCYCLE. AND TO HAVE THIS FAILURE AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR
2010 HARLEY-DAVIDSON Flstfb
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Exterior Lighting. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Steering. 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.
0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
2 reports2010 HARLEY DAVIDSON FATBOY LO FLSTFB. DANGEROUS FRONT END WOBBLE AT 45-50 MPH WHEN RELAXING GRIP ON HANDLEBARS OR HOLDING WITH ONE HAND. HAPPENS WHEN DECELERATING OR AT CONSTANT SPEED OF 45-50 MPH. WAS ADVISED BY CHESAPEAKE HARLEY DEALERSHIP THAT THERE IS AN INHERENT ISSUE WITH SOME FATBOY LO'S HAVING A WOBBLE. BROUGHT BA…
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2010 HARLEY DAVIDSON FATBOY LO FLSTFB. DANGEROUS FRONT END WOBBLE AT 45-50 MPH WHEN RELAXING GRIP ON HANDLEBARS OR HOLDING WITH ONE HAND. HAPPENS WHEN DECELERATING OR AT CONSTANT SPEED OF 45-50 MPH. WAS ADVISED BY CHESAPEAKE HARLEY DEALERSHIP THAT THERE IS AN INHERENT ISSUE WITH SOME FATBOY LO'S HAVING A WOBBLE. BROUGHT BACK 3 TIMES NEVER FIXED. HARLEY SERVICE MANAGER FROM MILWAUKEE RODE MY BIKE... TOLD THROUGH CHESAPEAKE HARLEY DEALERSHIP AND MILWAUKEE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT HARLEY WOULD DO NOTHING FURTHER THAN FIELD THE COMPLAINT. NUMEROUS MECHANICS ACKNOWLEDGE A WOBBLE FROM HARLEY. CHESAPEAKE HD SET FRONT END BACK UP TO SPECS BUT BIKE STILL DOES SAME. RODE SIMILAR MODELS AT DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS THAT WERE COOPERATIVE IN PROVIDING CUSTOMER SERVICE . FATBOY LO'S AND ALSO 2011'S... SAME THING OCCURRED ... WOBBLE IN FRONT END. COMPARED TO REGULAR FATBOYS FLSTF AND THEY DO NOT HAVE THE ISSUE. *TR
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.