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2015 HARLEY-DAVIDSON XG750

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  • Fuel/propulsion System. Review the 58 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

8 crash reports0 fire reports4 injury reports

Fuel/propulsion System complaints

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120 miles · Nov 25, 2014
Fuel/propulsion System

AT LOW FUEL (APPROX .9 GALLONS LEFT IN TANK), WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, MOTORCYCLE WILL LOSE FUEL PRESSURE, UNEXPECTEDLY THROWING THE RIDER FORWARD. A SECOND LATER, THE FUEL DELIVERY RESUMES, THROWING THE RIDER BACKWARDS. FILLING THE TANK WITH FUEL FIXES THE PROBLEM UNTIL A LOW FUEL CONDITION IS ONCE AGAIN REACHED. THIS HA…

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AT LOW FUEL (APPROX .9 GALLONS LEFT IN TANK), WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, MOTORCYCLE WILL LOSE FUEL PRESSURE, UNEXPECTEDLY THROWING THE RIDER FORWARD. A SECOND LATER, THE FUEL DELIVERY RESUMES, THROWING THE RIDER BACKWARDS. FILLING THE TANK WITH FUEL FIXES THE PROBLEM UNTIL A LOW FUEL CONDITION IS ONCE AGAIN REACHED. THIS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES. MOST RECENTLY WHEN THIS OCCURRED, I STOPPED TO FILL THE TANK. I PUT 2.6 GALLONS OF GAS IN THE 3.5 GALLON CAPACITY TANK, AND THIS SOLVED THE "LAG AND LEAP" PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED H-D FACTORY 3 TIMES REGARDING THIS ISSUE, THEY ALWAYS REFER ME TO MY DEALER, WHERE THE BIKE HAS ALREADY BEEN IN FOR THIS ISSUE 3 TIMES. I BELIEVE AT LOW FUEL CONDITION, THE REMAINING FUEL IN THE TANK IS BEING FORCED AWAY FROM THE PICKUP DURING ACCELERATION, AND RETURNING SHORTLY THEREAFTER, CAUSING THIS VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10660847

850 miles · Nov 23, 2014
Fuel/propulsion System

FUEL TANK CAPACITY IS 3.5 GALLONS. AT APPROXIMATELY .9 GALLONS LEFT IN THE TANK, THE FUEL WILL CUT OUT WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THROWING THE RIDER FORWARD. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS, THE FUEL SYSTEM RECOVERS, THROWING THE RIDER BACKWARDS. THE FUEL IN THE TANK IS BEING FORCED TO THE REAR OF THE TANK WHEN ACCELERATING FR…

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FUEL TANK CAPACITY IS 3.5 GALLONS. AT APPROXIMATELY .9 GALLONS LEFT IN THE TANK, THE FUEL WILL CUT OUT WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THROWING THE RIDER FORWARD. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS, THE FUEL SYSTEM RECOVERS, THROWING THE RIDER BACKWARDS. THE FUEL IN THE TANK IS BEING FORCED TO THE REAR OF THE TANK WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, CAUSING THE STALL CONDITION. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10660381

400 miles · Nov 18, 2014
Fuel/propulsion System

STARTING WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS I DROVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES AND THE BIKE BEGAN TO SURGE AND BUCK. PROBLEM GETTING WORSE THE MORE I DROVE. AFTER 20 MILES THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON . I FILLED TANK WITH FUEL AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY UNTIL I AGAIN DROVE APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES. BUCKING SURGING BEGAN AGAIN AND GOT CONT…

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STARTING WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS I DROVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES AND THE BIKE BEGAN TO SURGE AND BUCK. PROBLEM GETTING WORSE THE MORE I DROVE. AFTER 20 MILES THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON . I FILLED TANK WITH FUEL AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY UNTIL I AGAIN DROVE APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES. BUCKING SURGING BEGAN AGAIN AND GOT CONTINUALLY WORSE UNTIL THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON 20 MILES LATER. FILLED WITH GAS AND PROBLEM CLEARED UP. DEALER HAS HAD BIKE THREE TIMES TO REPAIR. THIS LAST TIME I TOLD THEM THE FUEL PUMP IS LOSING SUCTION POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF PROBLEM WITH FUEL PICKUP TUBE. I WILL PICKUP AT DEALER AGAIN. DEALER RECOMMENDED I NOT LET FUEL LEVEL GET LOW. HOPEFULLY IT IS FIXED BUT NOT LETTING THE FUEL LEVEL GET TOO LOW IS AN UNACCEPTABLE FIX. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10659116

130 miles · Nov 18, 2014
Fuel/propulsion System

WITH ROUGHLY .9 GALLONS OF FUEL IN TANK, WHEN LEAVING A FULL STOP, VEHICLE PAUSES HARD ON ACCELERATION. PROBABLE CAUSE IS FUEL STARVATION CAUSED BY FUEL FLOWING BACK IN THE TANK, AWAY FROM THE FRONT-LOCATED FUEL PUMP, STARVING EFI SYSTEM OF GASOLINE. AS FUEL MOVES FORWARD AFTER A BRIEF PAUSE IN FORWARD MOMENTUM, THE PUMP HAS ACC…

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WITH ROUGHLY .9 GALLONS OF FUEL IN TANK, WHEN LEAVING A FULL STOP, VEHICLE PAUSES HARD ON ACCELERATION. PROBABLE CAUSE IS FUEL STARVATION CAUSED BY FUEL FLOWING BACK IN THE TANK, AWAY FROM THE FRONT-LOCATED FUEL PUMP, STARVING EFI SYSTEM OF GASOLINE. AS FUEL MOVES FORWARD AFTER A BRIEF PAUSE IN FORWARD MOMENTUM, THE PUMP HAS ACCESS TO THE FUEL AND THE BIKE SUDDENLY LURCHES FORWARD. THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES AS THE FUEL IN TANK TRAVELS FORWARD AND AFT. EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION AT LOW SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY AT INTERSECTIONS WHEN THIS IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10659100

165 miles · Nov 18, 2014
Fuel/propulsion System

WHEN LAUNCHING FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE BIKE FAILED TO ACCELERATE.THIS HAPPENED ON MORE THEN ONE OCCASION THAT DAY AND THEN THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WENT ON. I THOUGHT OKAY I AM OUT OF GAS AND THAT'S WHAT CAUSED THE MOTORCYCLE TO LURCH AND THEN LAUNCH THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE PRACTICE WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE GAS STATION TO FILL UP WHAT I T…

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WHEN LAUNCHING FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE BIKE FAILED TO ACCELERATE.THIS HAPPENED ON MORE THEN ONE OCCASION THAT DAY AND THEN THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WENT ON. I THOUGHT OKAY I AM OUT OF GAS AND THAT'S WHAT CAUSED THE MOTORCYCLE TO LURCH AND THEN LAUNCH THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE PRACTICE WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE GAS STATION TO FILL UP WHAT I THOUGHT WAS AN EMPTY TANK I NOTICED THE TANK WAS HALF FILLED WITH GAS. I FILLED IT ANYWAY AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY, I BELIEVE THE TANK IS EITHER NOT PRESSURIZED CORRECTLY OR THE FUEL VALVE IS LOCATED AT THE WRONG PART OF THE TANK. I HAVE OWNED MANY OF MOTORCYCLES AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN INVESTIGATION AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE BASED ON THE FORUMS THAT I HAVE READ. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10659062

500 miles · Nov 5, 2014
Fuel/propulsion System

WITH ROUGHLY .9 GALLONS OF FUEL IN TANK, WHEN LEAVING A FULL STOP, VEHICLE PAUSES HARD ON ACCELERATION. PROBABLE CAUSE IS FUEL STARVATION CAUSED BY FUEL FLOWING BACK IN THE TANK, AWAY FROM THE FRONT-LOCATED FUEL PUMP, STARVING EFI SYSTEM OF GASOLINE. AS FUEL MOVES FORWARD AFTER A BRIEF PAUSE IN FORWARD MOMENTUM, THE PUMP HAS ACC…

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WITH ROUGHLY .9 GALLONS OF FUEL IN TANK, WHEN LEAVING A FULL STOP, VEHICLE PAUSES HARD ON ACCELERATION. PROBABLE CAUSE IS FUEL STARVATION CAUSED BY FUEL FLOWING BACK IN THE TANK, AWAY FROM THE FRONT-LOCATED FUEL PUMP, STARVING EFI SYSTEM OF GASOLINE. AS FUEL MOVES FORWARD AFTER A BRIEF PAUSE IN FORWARD MOMENTUM, THE PUMP HAS ACCESS TO THE FUEL AND THE BIKE SUDDENLY LURCHES FORWARD. THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES AS THE FUEL IN TANK TRAVELS FORWARD AND AFT. EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION AT LOW SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY AT INTERSECTIONS WHEN THIS IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR." ALSO CAUSES THE BIKE TO NOT START UP RIGHT. MANY TIMES IT TAKE 3 OR 4 TIMES TO GET THE BIKE STARTED WHEN ITS UNDER HALF A TANK OF GAS. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10652895

58 miles · Oct 30, 2014
Fuel/propulsion System

WITH ROUGHLY .9 GALLONS OF FUEL IN TANK, WHEN LEAVING A FULL STOP, VEHICLE PAUSES HARD ON ACCELERATION. PROBABLE CAUSE IS FUEL STARVATION CAUSED BY FUEL FLOWING BACK IN THE TANK, AWAY FROM THE FRONT-LOCATED FUEL PUMP, STARVING EFI SYSTEM OF GASOLINE. AS FUEL MOVES FORWARD AFTER A BRIEF PAUSE IN FORWARD MOMENTUM, THE PUMP HAS A…

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WITH ROUGHLY .9 GALLONS OF FUEL IN TANK, WHEN LEAVING A FULL STOP, VEHICLE PAUSES HARD ON ACCELERATION. PROBABLE CAUSE IS FUEL STARVATION CAUSED BY FUEL FLOWING BACK IN THE TANK, AWAY FROM THE FRONT-LOCATED FUEL PUMP, STARVING EFI SYSTEM OF GASOLINE. AS FUEL MOVES FORWARD AFTER A BRIEF PAUSE IN FORWARD MOMENTUM, THE PUMP HAS ACCESS TO THE FUEL AND THE BIKE SUDDENLY LURCHES FORWARD. THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES AS THE FUEL IN TANK TRAVELS FORWARD AND AFT. EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION AT LOW SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY AT INTERSECTIONS WHEN THIS IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10651307

400 miles · Sep 16, 2014
Fuel/propulsion System

ALMOST AT EXACTLY 90 MILES, WHEN THERE IS STILL 1.5 GAL OF GAS IN THE CYCLE IT WILL STALL OUT LIKE SOMEONE HIT THE KILL SWITCH SO IT THROWS YOU FORWARD ON THE BIKE. THEN IT COMES BACK ON AND PRACTICALLY THROWS YOU OFF BACKWARDS. IT GETS WORSE AT THE 100 MILE MARK AS THE "STALL" WILL HAPPEN EVEN IN HIGHER GEARS AND AT HIGHER …

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ALMOST AT EXACTLY 90 MILES, WHEN THERE IS STILL 1.5 GAL OF GAS IN THE CYCLE IT WILL STALL OUT LIKE SOMEONE HIT THE KILL SWITCH SO IT THROWS YOU FORWARD ON THE BIKE. THEN IT COMES BACK ON AND PRACTICALLY THROWS YOU OFF BACKWARDS. IT GETS WORSE AT THE 100 MILE MARK AS THE "STALL" WILL HAPPEN EVEN IN HIGHER GEARS AND AT HIGHER SPEEDS. WHEN I THEN PUT GAS IN IT, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR THE NEXT 90 MILES. NOT SAFE AND INEXPERIENCED RIDERS COULD BE THROWN OFF THE BIKE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10633705

Official recalls

3

15V474000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump

Jul 29, 2015

Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) is recalling certain model year 2015 XG500 motorcycles manufactured January 20, 2014, to July 7, 2015, and XG750 motorcycles manufactured May 12, 2014, to July 7, 2015. The fuel pump modules on these motorcycles have a poor seal at the fuel pump inlet.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If there is a poor seal at the fuel pump inlet it can cause interruption to the fuel supply, possibly causing a brief hesitation with the abrupt restoration of power. This abrupt restoration of power can lead to loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and dealers will install a new fuel pump assembly, free of charge. The recall began on August 21, 2015. Owners may contact Harley-Davidson customer service at 1-414-343-4056. Harley-Davidson's number for this recall is 0167.

15V217000 · Exterior Lighting; Visibility

Apr 13, 2015

Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) is recalling certain model year 2015 XG500 motorcycles manufactured January 28, 2014, to March 9, 2015, and 2015 XG750 motorcycles manufactured May 12, 2014, to March 9, 2015. The affected motorcycles may have been manufactured without a rear reflector assembly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the motorcycle is missing the rear reflector it can reduce the vehicle's visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and dealers will install a rear reflector assembly, free of charge. The recall began on April 29, 2015. Owners may contact Harley-Davidson customer service at 1-800-258-2464. Harley-Davidson's number for this recall is 0620.

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Exterior Lighting

Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) is recalling certain model year 2015 XG500 motorcycles manufactured January 28, 2014, to March 9, 2015, and 2015 XG750 motorcycles manufactured May 12, 2014, to March 9, 2015. The affected motorcycles may have been manufactured without a rear reflector assembly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

Consequence: If the motorcycle is missing the rear reflector it can reduce the vehicle's visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and dealers will install a rear reflector assembly, free of charge. The recall began on April 29, 2015. Owners may contact Harley-Davidson customer service at 1-800-258-2464. Harley-Davidson's number for this recall is 0620.

Visibility

Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) is recalling certain model year 2015 XG500 motorcycles manufactured January 28, 2014, to March 9, 2015, and 2015 XG750 motorcycles manufactured May 12, 2014, to March 9, 2015. The affected motorcycles may have been manufactured without a rear reflector assembly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

Consequence: If the motorcycle is missing the rear reflector it can reduce the vehicle's visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and dealers will install a rear reflector assembly, free of charge. The recall began on April 29, 2015. Owners may contact Harley-Davidson customer service at 1-800-258-2464. Harley-Davidson's number for this recall is 0620.

14V536000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly:filler Pipe And Cap

Sep 5, 2014

Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) is recalling certain model year 2015 XG500 and XG750 motorcycles manufactured June 11, 2014, to August 14, 2014. The fuel tank filler neck may be insufficiently flat, preventing the fuel cap from sealing properly.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the fuel cap doesn't properly seal, fuel may leak, increasing the risk of a vehicle fire.

Remedy: Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the motorcycle and test to see if fuel can leak from under the fuel cap. Any motorcycle that leaks fuel from under the fuel cap will have its gas tanked replaced, free of charge. The recall began in late September 2014. Owners may contact Harley-Davidson customer service at 1-800-258-2464. Harley-Davidson's number for this recall is 0161.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

PE15015 · Inconsistent Throttle Response

Opened Apr 20, 2015 · Closed Aug 18, 2015

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery

This investigation was opened on April 20, 2015 to investigate reports of inconsistent throttle control on all MY 2015 HD XG750 and XG500 motorcycles.At the time, ODI had 14 consumer complaints and no crashes reported.At the time of closing this investigation ODI has 51 reports (6 of which allege a crash occurred). In addition to requesting information from Harley-Davidson (HD), ODI interviewed complainants and dealer service/parts department personnel.ODI staff also test rode one of the crash bikes to experience the alleged condition first-hand.At low fuel levels (typically below .8 gallon), the engine may stumble and/or stall when fuel flow from the pump to engine is interrupted.This is due to a poor seal at the fuel pump inlet. Ultimately, HD decided to recall (15V-474) the affected motorcycles (MY 2015 XG500 and XG750 produced 1-20-14 through 6-24-15) to install a new fuel pump assembly.With the recall, our information request is moot and this PE is closed.