2007 Harley-Davidson Flstc
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
1 recall names the 2007 Harley-Davidson Flstc. Newest first.
Certain motorcycles were built with a condition that permits the positive battery cable to contact a weld bead on the oil tank. this may cause the weld bead to abrade through the insulation on the cable and cause an electrical short from the battery through the oil tank and oil lines.
Risk and remedy
Risk
This could lead to an oil leak and/or possible fire, which could result in injury or death to the rider.
Remedy
Dealers will install a battery caddy that will protect the cable and ensure proper cable routing. this recall began on may 4, 2007. owners may contact harley-davidson at 1-414-342-4080.
Owner complaints
8 complaints
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Service brakes
I have noticed that brake fluid weeps out of the master cylinder due to a faulty rubber cap gasket... When I contacted the local harley dealer in metairie louisiana, I was in formed that harley davidson has known about this problem for a long time... they have known so long that they have…
I have noticed that brake fluid weeps out of the master cylinder due to a faulty rubber cap gasket... When I contacted the local harley dealer in metairie louisiana, I was in formed that harley davidson has known about this problem for a long time... they have known so long that they have formulated different gasket materials 3 (three) times since I purchased my motorcycle in 2007.. They also have replaced both the front and rear master cylinders during the motorcycles 1000 mile checkup.... However the fluid continues to leak out... it IS to the point that I no longer can ride the motorcycle due to the fact I no longer have any rear brakes at all... I again inquired from the dealer for a remedy and was informed that I would have to replace both master the front and the rear master cylinders... I feel that since harley davidson has known about this issue that they should have ordered a recall to address the problem before someone gets killed.... Since this problem has been on going since 2007... Apparently the fluid weeps out anytime you activate the brakes...
- Service brakes, hydraulic
In line brake light switch failed. Fast loss of brake fluid and ability to stop. When it was taken to the shop, I was told that this was a wide spread failure. In several instances this could result in a very hazardous situation. *Tr
- Exterior lighting
While driving home on my harley davidson heritage I was on a very dark road so I decided to turn on my bright lights. I flip the switch then all the head lights went out almost causing me to crash. This IS a serious problem. I made it to the side of the road and found out that the 15 amp fuse was blown. The headlights are stock. *Tr
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
I have a harley davidson 2007 heritage softtail classic. it has a dangerous heat problem. Harley davidson designed the bike with the oil pain right under the driver seat. I have a temperature oil gauge and the temperature reaches 250degrees right under your thigh. It IS extremely painful, feels…
I have a harley davidson 2007 heritage softtail classic. it has a dangerous heat problem. Harley davidson designed the bike with the oil pain right under the driver seat. I have a temperature oil gauge and the temperature reaches 250degrees right under your thigh. It IS extremely painful, feels like you have a blow torch right under your thigh. it IS quite distracting and when you are driving a motorcycle you must have your wits about you at all time. I contact HD customer services, they do not have any fixits in mind. they need to, it IS definitely a design flaw, however even if they redesign the motorcycle it does little good for me. I love the bike, but hate the heat. harley needs to do a recall and design some sort of deflector part to put on these bikes. the bike IS hot all of the time, a little cooler when you are going fast, but not much. *tr
- Engine and engine cooling › Exhaust system
Excessive engine heat makes motorcycle undrivable at slow speeds. heat literally causes red skin on back side of upper thigh (first degree burns). harley davidson IS aware of this problem, yet does not even offer an aftermarket fix. *tr
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 harley davidson flstc. the contact stated that he heard a loud noise when he shifted into fifth gear. the dealer stated that it was a common complaint for that year and they had no plans to do anything about it. the motorcycle still makes the loud noise in fifth gear. the current mileage IS 4,926 and the failure mileage was one.
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
'07 harley davidson heritage softail -i was riding with a group and we accidentally ran into a parade during the 4TH of july. We sat in traffic for about 10 minutes during which time I had turned my bike off and got off of it due to the heat. after 10 minutes of not running I restarted my bike to…
'07 harley davidson heritage softail -i was riding with a group and we accidentally ran into a parade during the 4TH of july. We sat in traffic for about 10 minutes during which time I had turned my bike off and got off of it due to the heat. after 10 minutes of not running I restarted my bike to make a u-turn. however the motorcycle died during the u-turn across two lanes of traffic. I was unable to restart the motorcycle until it has cooled down. this could have caused me to be hit by a vehicle if the lane was not being blocked by the lead rider. I later dropped the bike in a parking lot due to heat as well. If this bike ever falls on the right and lands with my leg under the pipe I will suffer massive burns due to the extreme heat this motor puts off. Nothing IS being done to correct the heat issue. harley davidson expects the customer to purchase expensive parts to repair an engineering failure they created. The bike IS still running hot but I not longer feel safe on it. *Tr
- Engine and engine cooling
Excessive heat generated by motor makes '07 harley-davidson unrideable at low speed /in heavy traffic situations. sometimes gets so bad as to necessitate pulling out of traffic to let it cool off. *Tr
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 11008736SERVICE BULLETIN M1555 (REV E): BATTERY WARRANTY GUIDELINES. PURPOSE: Revision E. Added: Added procedures for the DCA-8000 E Battery Tester.* Updated: All sections. This bulletin informs the dealership network that Harley-Davidson has provided guidelines for battery warranty.
- 11007544SERVICE BULLETIN M1490 (V 24.8.8): DIGITAL TECHNICIAN II - UPDATES AND RELEASE NOTES. PURPOSE: This bulletin informs dealers that Harley-Davidson has made a software update to Digital Technician II (DT II). DIGITAL TECHNICIAN II (PART NUMBER: HD-48650). Version 24.8.8. Release Date: Week of August 5, 2024. New Features for Harley-Davidson vehicles: Advanced Module Replace for 2021 and later Revolution Max; 2023 and later CVO Touring; and 2024 Street Glide (FLHX), Road Glide (FLTRX). New Features for LiveWire vehicles: Updated calibrations for 2024 S2DM EV1/ EV6; 2024 S2MH EV1; and 2024 S2DM, S2MH. Changes: Added Hand Control Module (HCM) (Part No. 71500522A and 71500536A) for reflash support.
- 11005514GENUINE MOTOR PARTS AND MOTOR ACCESSORIES BULLETIN PAB1158: OIL FILTER PACKAGING AND CASE QUANTITY UPDATE. PURPOSE: To inform dealerships that Harley-Davidson has made updates to oil filters including new part numbers, packaging design, and bulk case quantity changes.
- 11001293SERVICE BULLETIN M1490 (V 24.6.4): DIGITAL TECHNICIAN II - UPDATES AND RELEASE NOTES. PURPOSE: Revision. This bulletin informs dealers that Harley-Davidson has made a software update to Digital Technician II (DT II). DIGITAL TECHNICIAN II (PART NUMBER: HD-48650). Version 24.6.4. Release Date: Week of May 1, 2024. New Features for LiveWire S2DM and S2MH, 2024 Revolution Max, and 2024 Touring.
- 10254115SERVICE BULLETIN M1612 (REV A): MILWAUKEE-EIGHT AND TWIN CAM TRANSMISSION GEAR PACKS. Purpose: Revision. Update: Notes for Table 3 and 4. * Updated: Part Numbers. This bulletin informs dealers that all: Twin Cam gear packs on CVO, Dyna, Police, Softail, Touring & Trike models and Milwaukee-Eight gear packs on CVO, Police, Softail, Touring & Trike models ordered after December 04, 2023 will not come with the shift drum, forks, shafts and related hardware. Models Affected: 2006-2017 Twin Cams: Dyna models 2007-2016 Twin Cams: CVO, Police, Touring and Trike models 2007-2017 Twin Cams: Softail models 2017-2024 Milwaukee-Eight: CVO, Police, Touring and Trike models 2018-2024 Milwaukee-Eight: Softail models
- 10248401GENUINE MOTOR PARTS AND MOTOR ACCESSORIES BULLETIN PAB1146: 68193-95 BULB WEDGE, FENDER TIP LAMP. Purpose: To inform dealers of an issue with the bulb wire terminals not being to specification. The light bulbs were used in numerous front and rear fender tip light assemblies for domestic and international applications.
- 10248398SERVICE BULLETIN M1612: MILWAUKEE-EIGHT AND TWIN CAM TRANSMISSION GEAR PACKS. Purpose: This bulletin informs dealers that all: Twin Cam gear packs on CVO, Dyna, Police, Softail, Touring & Trike models and Milwaukee-Eight gear packs on CVO, Police, Softail, Touring & Trike models ordered after December 04, 2023 will not come with the shift drum, forks, shafts and related hardware. Note: Resubmission is a correction to Selected Products Section of Transaction ID 24MC44619, NHTSA ID 10248397. Models Affected by M1612 to include only: 2006-2017 Twin Cams: Dyna models 2007-2016 Twin Cams: CVO, Police, Touring and Trike models 2007-2017 Twin Cams: Softail models 2017-2024 Milwaukee-Eight: CVO, Police, Touring and Trike models 2018-2024 Milwaukee-Eight: Softail models
- 10248397SERVICE BULLETIN M1612: MILWAUKEE-EIGHT AND TWIN CAM TRANSMISSION GEAR PACKS. Purpose: This bulletin informs dealers that all: Twin Cam gear packs on CVO, Dyna, Police, Softail, Touring & Trike models and Milwaukee-Eight gear packs on CVO, Police, Softail, Touring & Trike models ordered after December 04, 2023 will not come with the shift drum, forks, shafts and related hardware.
- 10195172Noise from the cam chest area possibly accompanied by milky engine oil. Moisture can cause slight swelling in the tensioner causing it to stick in the housing. A vehicle that makes repeated short trips can have this condition because the engine does not reach normal operating temperatures, allowing condensation and moisture to build up in the engine oil.
- 10193491Noise from the cam chest area possibly accompanied by milky engine oil. Moisture can cause slight swelling in the tensioner causing it to stick in the housing. A vehicle that makes repeated short trips can have this condition because the engine does not reach normal operating temperatures, allowing condensation and moisture to build up in the engine oil.
- 10179446GENUINE MOTOR PARTS AND MOTOR ACCESSORIES BULLETIN PAB1100: TWIN CAM LONGBLOCK & WARRANTY ENGINE - PROGRAM UPDATES. PURPOSE: To inform dealers of certain twin cam longblock and twin cam warranty engines are no longer supported. Instead, shortblocks should be ordered where applicable.
- 10158172GENUINE MOTOR PARTS AND ACCESSORIES BULLETIN PAB1084: SOFTAIL BACKREST PAD IMPROVEMENTS. Purpose: To inform dealers of design improvements for the Compact Passenger Backrest Pads. Some of these pads can become loose resulting in the backrest pad slipping on the sissy bar. The new backrest pads, designated with an ?A? revision, have been redesigned to fix this issue.
- 10153955SERVICE BULLETIN M1485: 2000 - 2017 SOFTAIL - FUEL TANK GASKET. Purpose: Service fuel tanks for Softail motorcycles are now being updated to include a top plate gasket (Part No. 61381-02A) with all new replacement tanks. Harley-Davidson strongly recommends using the new gasket when servicing the fuel tank. The updated gasket has improved sealing of fuel vapors and improved compatibility with fuel that contains ethanol alcohol additives. Motorcycles Affected: 2000 - 2017 Softails, all models excluding FXSTD, FXSTDSE, FXSTDSE2, FXCW and FXCWC.
- 10139399TECH ARTICLE TA0023: TA0023: Crankshaft Rod Bearing. Purpose: Technicians have been falsely identifying connecting rod bearings as failed due to a perception of resistance as the rods are rotated. The clearance of the Twin Cam and Milwaukee-Eight crank pin bearings are maintained to a very tight range. This optimizes performance and maintains low mechanical noise in operation. The connecting rod bore can also distort slightly in operation due to stress relaxation. As a result, bearing clearance decreases due to the contact zone broadening and the load being distributed over more rollers. The combination of a bore being slightly out of round and reduced bearing clearance can result in varying degrees of resistance through the range of motion. Axial clearance is also tightly controlled for proper alignment. For these reasons, zones of resistance can be found when the connecting rods are rotated by hand through their range of motion. Resistance during rod motion, by itself, is not an indication of a performance or durability concern.
- 10090280This document will outline inspection and measurement procedures for gerotor style oil pumps. It provides inspection procedures only without specifications.
- 10032652Harley davidson: engine idle temperature management system. The calibration offers limited rear cylinder cooling with the motorcycle stopped while the engine IS left at idle once the temperature threshold IS exceeded. Models 2007-08 dyna and softail (fxd, fxdc, fxdl, fxdwg, fxdb, fxdf, fxdse, fxdse, fxst, fsxtb, fxstc, fxstd, fxcw, fxcwc, flst, flstc, flstf, flstn, flstsb, flstsc, fxstsse and fxstsse); 2009 dyna and softail (flst, flstc, flstf, flstn, flstsb, fxcw, fxcwc, fxst, fxstb, fxstc, fxd, fxdb, fxdc, fxdf, and fxdl).
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