NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Harley-Davidson Softail Recalls
The 2012 Harley-Davidson Softail has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on December 16, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 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
- Owner complaints
- 3
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2012 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 2012 Harley-Davidson Softail
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 14V794000
- Reported
- December 16, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 19,015
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2012 Harley-Davidson Softail complaints by year
NHTSA has received 3 owner complaints about the 2012 Harley-Davidson Softail, the newest on June 25, 2015.
In complaints about the 2012 Harley-Davidson Softail, the component group named most often is the power train (67%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (33%) and the wheels (33%).
The 2012 Harley-Davidson Softail's only recall also concerns the service brakes, hydraulic.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train2
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
- Wheels1
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 Harley-Davidson Softail peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 1. 100% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
The 3 complaints about the 2012 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 2012 Harley-Davidson models
Newest record on this page: June 25, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted