2012 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLD Wheels Problems
1 NHTSA complaint on file
Wheels Issues in the 2012 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLD
1 wheels complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2012 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLD. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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All Wheels Complaints
MY WIFE RODE HER BIKE TO WORK AND ON THE WAY HOME WAS HAVING PROBLEMS MAINTAINING CONTROL. SHE CALLED ME ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES FROM HOME AND I WENT AND GOT THE BIKE. WHEN I GOT IT HOME I PUT IT ON THE LIFT AND FOUND THE PULLEY SIDE BEARING IN THE REAR WHEEL HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. IT ACTUALLY CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE AXLE SLEEVE AND WHEEL SPACER. WHEN I PULLED THE WHEEL, BALL BEARINGS FELL OUT AS DID THE INNER RACE. THE BEARING WAS TOTALLY SHOT. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGH SPEED OVER THE ROAD TRIP THAT WE OFTEN TAKE, SHE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. MILEAGE WAS 12940. *TR