2005 HARLEY-DAVIDSON XL883C Power Train Problems
1 NHTSA complaint on file
Power Train Issues in the 2005 HARLEY-DAVIDSON XL883C
1 power train complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2005 HARLEY-DAVIDSON XL883C. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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All Power Train Complaints
I CHANGED THE OIL, WHEN FINISHED I COULD NOT GET THE OIL CAP TO LOCK AND SEAL. I TOOK IT TO A HARLEY DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE SERVICE ADVISOR TRY TO GET IT TO LOCK DOWN AND HE COULD NOT. THAT IS WHEN I NOTICED THE OIL THAT HAD DRIPPED ALL OVER MY BIKE. I ORDERED A NEW CAP. I THEN TOOK IT TO A BIKE GARAGE (INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED), THEY TOLD ME THAT SOME YEARS OF HARLEYS HAD SWITCHED TO A PLASTIC OIL CAP AND THOSE TEND TO EXPAND/CONTRACT AND THE SEALS STRETCH OUT AND DO NOT SEAL PROPERLY. THEY SINCE HAVE CHANGED FROM PLASTIC TO SOMETHING ELSE. THEY URGED ME TO CHECK IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY BIKE AND TO DEFINITELY GET A NEW CAP. I CAN NOT DRIVE MY BIKE UNTIL A NEW CAP IS PROPERLY INSTALLED. MY BIKE LEAKS OIL OUT OF THE...