U.S. public vehicle records

2015 Harley-Davidson XG750 problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

79 owner complaints analyzed

3 distinct recall campaigns

292 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2015 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 77 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Fuel/Propulsion System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 58 of 79 complaints (73.4%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Fuel system concerns	37	46.8%
Engine operation	28	35.4%
Braking behavior	7	8.9%
Transmission and shifting	5	6.3%
Steering behavior	2	2.5%
Electrical and battery issues	1	1.3%

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.

Fuel/Propulsion System

Engine

Vehicle Speed Control

Unknown Or Other

Power Train

Service Brakes

Electrical System

Steering

Fuel/Propulsion System: 58; Engine: 13; Vehicle Speed Control: 12; Unknown Or Other: 8; Power Train: 7; Service Brakes: 6; Electrical System: 3; Steering: 2

Reported problems by failure mileage

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

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 76; 25,000 to 49,999: 1; 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 (76). 2 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.

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2014: 9; 2015: 61; 2016: 1; 2017: 3; 2018: 1; 2019: 2; 2020: 1; 2021: 1

Pattern summary

Fuel/Propulsion System leads the component reports. Fuel system concerns appears in 37 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 28 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 7 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 10651307 · 2014-10-30 (October 30, 2014)

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 …

Owner-reported narrative. 58 miles reported. Look up ODI 10651307 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10652895 · 2014-11-05 (November 5, 2014)

Owner-reported narrative. 500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10652895 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10633705 · 2014-09-16 (September 16, 2014)

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

Owner-reported narrative. 400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10633705 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10660381 · 2014-11-23 (November 23, 2014)

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

Owner-reported narrative. 850 miles reported. Look up ODI 10660381 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10725878 · 2015-06-18 (June 18, 2015)

FROM A COMPLETE STOP, I ACCELERATED SLOWLY DOWN MY GRAVEL DRIVEWAY TOWARD THE PUBLIC STREET. AS I ACCELERATED AND LEANED LEFT SLIGHTLY TO FOLLOW THE PATH OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED MOMENTARILY AND THEN IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. I GRABBED THE FRONT BRAKE AND PRESSED DOWN ON THE REAR BRAKE SIMULTANEOUSLY AND THE BIKE SLID AND LAID DOWN. AFTER RECOVERING AND ASSESSING THE SITUATION, I RODE CAUTIOUSLY ON THE PUBLIC STREET TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION AND TOPPED UP THE TANK. AFTER RIDING SEVERAL MILES AND UPON COMING TO A COMPL…

Owner-reported narrative. 18 miles reported. Look up ODI 10725878 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10731148 · 2015-06-30 (June 30, 2015)

I'VE BEEN RIDING MOTORCYCLES FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS NOW. WENT FOR A RIDE ON FRIDAY THE 26 OF JUNE ON THE ISLAND I LIVE ON WITH A FRIEND. I WAS ON A 25 MILE SPEED LIMIT ROAD APPROACHING A DOWN HILL TURN TO THE LEFT. I ENTERED THE TURN MAINTAINING COVER ON BRAKES AND CLUTCH. AS I STARTED LEANING THE BIKE INTO THE TURN THE MOTORCYCLE SURGED THE FUEL BY CUTTING OFF AND COMING BACK ON RAPIDLY GIVING ME TOO MUCH TORQUE. I TRIED BRAKING AND DOWN SHIFTING CAUSING MY REAR WHEEL TO LOCK UP AND SENDING ME SIDEWAYS INTO THE GUARD RAIL. I PINNED MY LEG IN BETWE…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,881 miles reported. Look up ODI 10731148 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10734493 · 2015-07-16 (July 16, 2015)

THE BIKE SURGES WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, DUE TO FUEL PUMP NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. IT WILL START A LOWER SPEEDS, THEN BEGIN TO HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS. 2 FUEL PUMPS HAVE BEEN PUT INTO THE BIKE AND THE ISSUE STILL HAPPENS.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10734493 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10733509 · 2015-07-12 (July 12, 2015)

MOTORCYCLE LAGGED AND LEAPED ACCELERATING FROM A STOP WHILE LOW ON FUEL - THIS PROBLEM WAS SAID TO BE REMEDIED AFTER BRINGING IT UP WITH A DEALER AND THEY INSTALLED A NEW FUEL PUMP... HOWEVER THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAVE RETURNED. ACCELERATION SEEMS TO STUTTER THEN RETURN AT FULL FORCE IN A SPLIT SECOND, CAUSING LOSS OF TRACTION AND STEERING. CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS DRIVING IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT.

Owner-reported narrative. 650 miles reported. Look up ODI 10733509 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11121180 · 2018-08-20 (August 20, 2018)

WHILE RIDING AT LOW SPEED ON CITY STREETS, THE STEERING FELT UNUSUALLY TIGHT. UPON ARRIVING HOME, I LIFTED THE FRONT WHEEL OFF OF THE GROUND AND CONFIRMED THAT SOMETHING WAS BINDING IN THE STEERING HEAD, CAUSING INCREASED STEERING EFFORT AND A "NOTCHY" FEELING. I DEEMED THE MOTORCYCLE UNSAFE TO RIDE. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, I DISASSEMBLED THE STEERING HEAD ASSEMBLY TO INSPECT THE BEARINGS AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF WATER INTRUSION. I FOUND THE UPPER BEARING SLIGHTLY RUSTED AND THE LOWER BEARING SUBSTANTIALLY RUSTED, AND DETERMINED THE RUSTED BEARI…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,356 miles reported. Look up ODI 11121180 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10670752 · 2015-01-07 (January 7, 2015)

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HARLEY DAVIDSON XG750. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 830…

Owner-reported narrative. 830 miles reported. Look up ODI 10670752 at NHTSA ↗