NHTSA Safety Recalls
Harley-Davidson Softail Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 2 recall campaigns for the Harley-Davidson Softail, across 2 model years from 2011 to 2012. The 2012 has the most (1); the fewest among years with a recall is 2012 (1).
- Model years
- 2
- Recall campaigns
- 2
- Most recalls
- 2012
- Owner complaints
- 39
2011–2012, with a recall
1 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 39 complaints with NHTSA about the Harley-Davidson Softail across 12 model years; the most, 7, concern the 2003.
Owners marked a crash on 1 of the Harley-Davidson Softail complaints (3%) and a fire on 1.
Across all Harley-Davidson Softail model years, owners name the engine and engine cooling most often (at least 8 complaints), then the fuel system, gasoline (6).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Harley-Davidson Softail in 2003: 7, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Harley-Davidson Softail is engine and engine cooling: engine, in 1 model-year listing.
The newest Harley-Davidson Softail recall, 14V794000, was reported on December 16, 2014 and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder.
Harley-Davidson Softail years to avoid
Too few Harley-Davidson Softail model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Harley-Davidson Softail years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Harley-Davidson Softail
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER1
Harley-Davidson Softail model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Harley-Davidson Softail recall campaign (2)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14V794000December 16, 2014 | service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder | 2012 | crash | 19,015 |
| 11V037000January 31, 2011 | engine and engine cooling: engine | 2011 | crash, injury and death | 6,964 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Harley-Davidson Softail. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: June 30, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted