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2016 Harley-Davidson FLSTC problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

2 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

1,508 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2016 model year. Data snapshot: . 2 complaints include usable failure mileage.

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Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Service Brakes is the most frequently named component, appearing in 2 of 2 complaints (100.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior2100.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Service Brakes
2
Unknown Or Other
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Service Brakes2
Unknown Or Other1

Service Brakes: 2; Unknown Or Other: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
2
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0002
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 2; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (2). 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2016
1
2017
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20161
20171

2016: 1; 2017: 1

Pattern summary

Service Brakes leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 2 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10852321 · 2016-03-29 (March 29, 2016)

WE BOUGHT A NEW 2016 HD SOFTAIL SLIM AND THE REAR BRAKE CYCLINDER WAS CRACKED BEFORE WE GOT IT HOME FROM THE DEALER. THIS COULD HAVE COST MY WIFE OR MYSELF OUR LIFE IF WE HADN'T NOTICE IT BEFORE WE WENT FOR A RIDE.

Owner-reported narrative. 15 miles reported. Look up ODI 10852321 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11000265 · 2017-06-20 (June 20, 2017)

ON 4/29/2017 I HAD ORDERED AN EXTENDED CLUTCH CABLE AND BRAKE CABLE FROM WARREN HARLEY DAVIDSON THROUGH HARLEY'S PARTS AND ACCESSORIES CATALOG. THE FIRST TIME THE PARTS WERE INCORRECT AND ALSO THE SECOND AND THIRD TIME ALSO. THE DEALERSHIP AND HARLEY DAVIDSON SAID THEIR SUPPLIER MAGNUM SHIELDING PRODUCES THE PARTS FOR THEM SO I CALLED MAGNUM SHIELDING AND THEY INSISTED THE PARTS WHERE CORRECT BUT THEY ARE NOT CORRECT. NOT ONLY ARE THESE PARTS NO WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS THEY CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD THE BIKE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REVIEW AN…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11000265 at NHTSA ↗