Car Defect Radar
Built from NHTSA complaints and recalls collected for this model, generated September 22, 2026. Totals reflect what has been collected, not every complaint ever filed.

Recalls

0 total

Safety issues the manufacturer must repair for free. A recall means confirm the fix was done, not walk away.

No recalls on record for this model

No safety recalls were found in this dataset. It is still worth entering the exact VIN on NHTSA before purchase, since recalls can be added at any time.

Owner complaints by system

2 total

Unverified reports owners filed with NHTSA, grouped by the part of the car. Useful for spotting patterns. Open a group to read recent examples.

Engine & powertrain

Minor1

Most reports here involve fluid leaks.

fluid leaks 1
A recent report: An TSB was issued M1681, was sent to dealers on 09JUN25 and suppose to start sending out to owners on 16JUN25. Statea that certain Softail models were overfilled at factory and can cause exhaust…
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An TSB was issued M1681, was sent to dealers on 09JUN25 and suppose to start sending out to owners on 16JUN25. Statea that certain Softail models were overfilled at factory and can cause exhaust smoke. This incident happened to me on 12JUN25, while riding my motorcycle, white smoke engulfed my bike, oil was atomizing and coming out of the breather tubes and went all over bike and tires and myself while riding at 65MPH. Smoke was so thick, I could not see cars behind me and oil caused some redneas on my legs as it went on my pants and all over bike. Bike was picked up by Waco HD where I bought it and they thought my engine had serious damage because amount of oil that was on bike. This is a more dangerous then what the TSB says with only saying smoke out the exhaust. It seems as though bike had almost a full quart extra from factory and when pressure builds up the oil is pushed into intake and out intake. This can blow seals and cause major damage as well as blow oil all over rider and motorcycle. Yes my bike was fixed on Saturday 15JUN25, but this is way more dangerous then a TSB, a recall to have oil removed and states 12 ounces for fix.

Source: NHTSA complaint ODI #11667333 · view all complaints for this vehicle at nhtsa.gov

Brakes

Worth reading1

Most reports here involve software faults. Of these, 1 mention a crash.

software faults 1
A recent report: On 29 October 2025 at approximately 0930, I was riding my motorcycle and getting ready to make left hand turn, was going approximately 5 to 10 MPH and a car made a quick turn into turn lane. I…
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On 29 October 2025 at approximately 0930, I was riding my motorcycle and getting ready to make left hand turn, was going approximately 5 to 10 MPH and a car made a quick turn into turn lane. I pressed rear brake pedal and rear tire lockes up and caused my rear of,bike to slide out and went down. Damage was limited, broke clutch lever, scratxhed fairing on left side as well as left foot peg mount. Had rear frame slider pegs and saved bike from damage. An ABS Code generated as well as a BCM code and tilt code. I have been having issues with the bike throwing codes daily, from a TSB for holding brake while starting, next speedometer codea of not speaking to bike. Bike has been in shop twice, once for TSB over filled 12 ounces of oil, smoke and oil ever where, then electrical issue of discharged battery and codes daily.

Source: NHTSA complaint ODI #11696508 · view all complaints for this vehicle at nhtsa.gov

Is 2 complaints a lot? They were filed between 2025 and 2025, roughly 2 a year, which is more than the typical model in this dataset. We do not have sales figures for this model, so treat this as a rough volume, not a rate per car on the road. Popular, high-volume models naturally collect more complaints over time.