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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2011 Harley-Davidson Softail Recalls

The 2011 Harley-Davidson Softail has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on January 31, 2011.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Harley-Davidson Softail. Whether a recall on your own motorcycle is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
3

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2011 Harley-Davidson Softail, the 17-character VIN is stamped on the steering head, just behind the headlight, and on the frame label.

1 recall on the 2011 Harley-Davidson Softail

Engine and engine cooling: engine

Campaign
11V037000
Reported
January 31, 2011
Vehicles affected
up to 6,964
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Same campaign
only the 2011 Harley-Davidson Softail

11V037000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2011 Harley-Davidson Softail complaints by year

NHTSA has received 3 owner complaints about the 2011 Harley-Davidson Softail, the newest on December 19, 2013.

In complaints about the 2011 Harley-Davidson Softail, the component group named most often is the engine (33%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (33%) and the exterior lighting (33%).

The 2011 Harley-Davidson Softail's only recall also concerns the engine and engine cooling.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine1
  • Engine And Engine Cooling1
  • Exterior Lighting1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2011 Harley-Davidson Softail received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20112
20131

Complaints about the 2011 Harley-Davidson Softail peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 2. 100% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.

The 3 complaints about the 2011 Harley-Davidson Softail are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Harley-Davidson Softail by model year

Other 2011 Harley-Davidson models

Newest record on this page: December 19, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted