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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Tires. 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.
1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports
What owners actually said
1 reports
Mileage unknown · Mar 9, 2021
TiresCrashInjury
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTN EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP TIRES, TIRE LINE: D402, AND TIRE SIZE: MU85B16MC77H. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AND EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT FELL AND WENT THROUGH THREE LANES. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSE…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTN EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP TIRES, TIRE LINE: D402, AND TIRE SIZE: MU85B16MC77H. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AND EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT FELL AND WENT THROUGH THREE LANES. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THERE WAS NO REPORTED FIRE OR POLICE REPORT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.
NHTSA ODI #11399903
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