Harley-Davidson VRSCF brakes problems
21 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
34 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
5,540 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2009 to 2016 model years. Data snapshot: . 30 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
21 of 34 complaints match this topic (61.8%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10884850 · 2016-07-14 (July 14, 2016)
WHILE DRIVING ON A SURFACE STREET APPROXIMATELY 40MPH I WAS CUT OFF. APPLIED BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. ABS ENGAGED NORMALLY. WITHOUT INCIDENT BUT AFTER THAT THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF. AND ONLY GOT STIFFER UNTIL IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET ANY STOPPING ACTION ON THE FRONT WHEEL. ..UPDATED 02/10/17 *BF THE ABS ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED, NORMAL BRAKING RETURNED. APPROXIMATELY A YEAR LATER AGAIN ON SURFACE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BEGAN TO PULL AWAY THEN PANIC STOPPED. I APPLIED BOTH BRAKES, THE A…
Owner-reported narrative. 68,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10884850 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10916224 · 2016-10-15 (October 15, 2016)
WHILE EXITING MY DRIVEWAY AND ATTEMPTING TO USE THE REAR BRAKE PEDAL, I FOUND THAT I COULD NOT PRESS IT AND HAD ONLY THE FRONT BRAKES. I FOUND THAT WHILE THE MOTORCYCLE WAS STATIONARY IF I FORCED THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN, IT WOULD WORK NORMALLY, BUT WOULD SEIZE UP AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE RIDING. I TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE TO A DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, AND THEY RECOMMENDED CHANGING THE REAR BRAKE PADS, WHICH I DID. THEY THEN CALLED BACK LATER STATING THAT THE "ABS MODULE" NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH I COULD NOT AFFORD AT THE TIME. CURRENTLY TH…
Owner-reported narrative. 9,885 miles reported. Look up ODI 10916224 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10924479 · 2016-11-06 (November 6, 2016)
THE FUEL SENSOR HAS FAILED TWICE, THE FIRST TIME CAUSING ME TO RUN OUT OF GAS WHILE ON A DESERT HIGHWAY (OVER 100F OUTSIDE). FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO-ONE BEHIND ME THAT MIGHT HAVE HIT ME FROM SUDDEN DECELERATION. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, I REPLACED THE SENSOR WITH THE SAME PART NUMBER FROM HARLEY DAVIDSON. ODDLY, THE SAME PART NUMBER IS A DIFFERENT CONFIGURATION THAT THE ORIGINAL (INDICATIVE OF A DESIGN ISSUE BEING CORRECTED ON-THE-SLY). THE SECOND FUEL SENSOR WORKED WELL FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR, THEN IT TOO FAILED. BECAUSE I WAS AWARE OF THE PRO…
Owner-reported narrative. 7,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10924479 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10994988 · 2017-06-13 (June 13, 2017)
WHILE ON A RIDE MY REAR BRAKES PEDAL JUST LOCKED UP THEREFORE I WAS UNABLE TO USE THE STOPPING POWER OF MY REAR BRAKE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON HARLEY AND THAT ABS MODULE FREQUENTLY FAILS. THIS WAS VERY SCARY MOMENT FOR ME ON A MOTORCYCLE.
Owner-reported narrative. 9,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10994988 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11092660 · 2018-05-09 (May 9, 2018)
MY ABS BRAKES QUIT WORKING. I COULD SKID THE TIRES. ALSO, FRONT BRAKE LEVER INTERMITANTLY FREEZES. CONCURRENTLY, I RECEIVED NHTSA SAFETY RECALL 18V-076 FOR BRAKE SYSTEM FLUSHING. 4-13-2018, I TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE TO SOUTHEAST HARLEY-DAVIDSON FOR H-D RECALL NO. 0171. AFTER THE H-D FLUSH, I WAS TOLD ABS BRAKING STILL NOT WORKING AND A PAID DIAGNOSTICS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. HARLEY-DAVIDSON CLAIMS THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN FLUSHED AND FLUID CHANGED EVERY TWO YEARS! WHAT OTHER VEHICLES BRAKE SYSTEM REQUIRES THA…
Owner-reported narrative. 20,603 miles reported. Look up ODI 11092660 at NHTSA ↗