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2013 HARLEY-DAVIDSON Fltru

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  • Service Brakes. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Steering. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Wheels. Review the 2 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 reports2 injury reports

Steering complaints

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2,900 miles · Mar 19, 2014
Steering

FIRST TIME I NOTICED THE "HARLEY WOBBLE" I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DOING THE SPEED LIMIT. I TOOK MY HANDS OFF THE HANDLEBARS TO FIX MY GLOVES -- THE HANDLE BARS STARTED WOBBLING SIDE TO SIDE WOW !!! AFTER I GRABBED THE HANDLEBARS AND CALMED DOWN - I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL HARLEY DEALER NO HELP NOT SAYING MUCH THEY TEST R…

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FIRST TIME I NOTICED THE "HARLEY WOBBLE" I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DOING THE SPEED LIMIT. I TOOK MY HANDS OFF THE HANDLEBARS TO FIX MY GLOVES -- THE HANDLE BARS STARTED WOBBLING SIDE TO SIDE WOW !!! AFTER I GRABBED THE HANDLEBARS AND CALMED DOWN - I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL HARLEY DEALER NO HELP NOT SAYING MUCH THEY TEST RODE IT-- NOTHING ! SAID MY TIRE PRESSURE WAS OFF I TESTED IT ON THE WAY HOME STILL THERE. GAVE IT TO THEM A WEEK LATER NOTHING I'VE TESTED IT AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS IT'S WORST AND COMES ON FASTER AT SLOW SPEEDS HIGH SPEED TAKES TIME TO BUILD UP IF YOU WANT MORE INFO GOOGLE "HARLEY WOBBLE" I CAN FEEL IT THRU THE GLOVES BUT TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF EVEN FOR A SECOND AND THERE IT IS. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10573615

4,700 miles · Aug 30, 2013
Steering

DURING RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE AT SPEED RANGING FROM 40-75 MPH, ANY DECELERATION OF THE THROTTLE CAUSES WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END STEERING. THIS MOTORCYCLE IS 61 DAYS REGISTERED AND HAS 4,700 MILES DRIVEN. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION REQUIRING STRENGTH TO MAINTAIN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL RIDING DURING…

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DURING RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE AT SPEED RANGING FROM 40-75 MPH, ANY DECELERATION OF THE THROTTLE CAUSES WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END STEERING. THIS MOTORCYCLE IS 61 DAYS REGISTERED AND HAS 4,700 MILES DRIVEN. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION REQUIRING STRENGTH TO MAINTAIN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL RIDING DURING THE WOBBLE. THE DEALER FOUND THE STEERING STEM NUT LOOSE AND REQUIRED ADJUSTMENT WHICH MEANS IT REQUIRED RE-TORQUE TO A TIGHTER "ADJUSTMENT". THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE KNOWN TO HARLEY DAVIDSON AND HARLEY DAVIDSON CLAIMS IT IS A SERVICE ISSUE "MAYBE" CHECKED AT 1000 AND 5000 MILES. IT IS NOT LISTED ON THE 1000 OR 5000 MILE SERVICE CHECKS PERFORMED BY HARLEY DAVIDSON DEALERS OR IN THE BOOKLET THEY PROVIDE. HARLEY DAVIDSON ALSO CLAIMS THIS IS NOT A STANDARD WARRANTY ITEM AND CHARGES OWNERS FOR THE SERVICE TO FIX THIS CONDITION EVEN THOUGH IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF YOU ARE ALREADY AWARE IF THIS ISSUE PLEASE CONTACT ME.

NHTSA ODI #10538143

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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