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2012 Harley-Davidson FXS: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

3 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

1,214 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2012 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

Exterior Lighting is the most frequently named component, appearing in 3 of 3 complaints (100.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior133.3%

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.

Exterior Lighting
3
Electrical System
1
Service Brakes
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Exterior Lighting3
Electrical System1
Service Brakes1

Exterior Lighting: 3; Electrical System: 1; Service Brakes: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

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

Under 25,000
3
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 25,0003
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: 3; 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 (3). 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.

2011
1
2013
2
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20111
20132

2011: 1; 2013: 2

Pattern summary

Exterior Lighting leads the component reports. Braking behavior 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 10434993 · 2011-11-09 (November 9, 2011)

THE RUNNING LIGHTS DIE. IN 2000 MILES I HAVE HAD 4 LIGHTS REPLACED. AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT AND WORSE AT NIGHT I CAN SUDDENLY NOT HAVE A RUNNING LIGHT. CARS MAY HIT ME IF THEY DON'T SEE ME. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 250 miles reported. Look up ODI 10434993 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10498402 · 2013-02-17 (February 17, 2013)

THE LEFT REAR TAILLIGHT IS RANDOMLY BLOWING ON MY 2012 BLACKLINE IN VERY SHORT INTERVALS. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE BIKE I HAVE GONE THROUGH THREE BULBS IN ABOUT 150 MILES.I CANNOT TELL WHAT SPEED THIS IS HAPPENING AT. I HAVE HEARD OF NO CORRECTIVE ACTION ON THE BIKE FROM HARLEY DAVIDSON. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 3,025 miles reported. Look up ODI 10498402 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10510899 · 2013-05-07 (May 7, 2013)

WAS DRIVING AND LEFT REAR BRAKE/TURN SIGNAL STOPPED WORKING. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 1,214 miles reported. Look up ODI 10510899 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.