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2010 Harley-Davidson FLSTF: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

3 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

4,500 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2010 model year. Data snapshot: . 3 complaints include usable failure mileage.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Power Train is the most frequently named component, appearing in 2 of 3 complaints (66.7%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Transmission and shifting133.3%
Electrical and battery issues133.3%

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.

Power Train
2
Tires
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Power Train2
Tires1

Power Train: 2; Tires: 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
1
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 74,9991
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: 1; 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.

2010
1
2011
1
2015
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20101
20111
20151

2010: 1; 2011: 1; 2015: 1

Pattern summary

Power Train leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 1 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 1 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.

Examples from the source records

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

Owner report 10334801 · 2010-06-06 (June 6, 2010)

MY 2010 HARLEY DAVIDSON FATBOY HAS WORN OUT THE TIRES AT 4500 MILES. NOW THE BIKE HAS A SHAKE IN THE FRONT END. THE DEALER SAID THAT IT'S PROBABLY THE TIRES. THIS CONDITION IS UNSAFE. I HAVE NOT EVER SPUN THESE TIRE AND THEY HAVE BEEN AT RECOMMENDED PRESSURE SINCE NEW IN JAN. 2010. THESE ARE DUNLOP OEM TIRES. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 4,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10334801 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10437679 · 2011-11-29 (November 29, 2011)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HARLEY DAVIDSON FAT BOY MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STOPPING AND SHIFTING THE CLUTCH, THE CLUTCH FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE CLUTCH CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 2,200. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Owner-reported narrative. 2,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10437679 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10705156 · 2015-04-12 (April 12, 2015)

BIKE WOULD BACK KICK. FIGURED IT WAS A BAD BATTERY. CHANGED BATTERY AND WAS STILL DOING IT TALKED TO ANOTHER HARLEY OWNER AND HE SAID TO CHECK UNDER THE PRIMARY CASE AND DID SO AND THE COMPENSATED SPROCKET THAT WAS LOOSE CAUSING THE BACK KICKING OF MOTOR WHICH HAD CAUSED PRIMARY CHAIN TO TIGHTEN PUTTING EXTRA STRAIN ON BEARINGS ON LEFT SIDE OF MOTOR CAUSING A HOWLING NOISE CALLED BIKE SHOP ABOUT THE INCIDENT AND WAS INFORMED THAT SEVERAL BIKES IN THE 2000'S MODELS HAVE HAD THESE ISSUES WAS TOLD THAT POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THE NUT WAS TO …

Owner-reported narrative. 50,705 miles reported. Look up ODI 10705156 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

0 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.