2000 Harley-Davidson Flstf
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
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- Engine and engine cooling › Engine · Fuel system, gasoline
Vehicle stalled while driving at any speed without warning. dealership serviced the vehicle 4 times, but was unable to locate the cause of the stalling. also, at 5,000 miles vehicle had a gas leak. The source or cause of the leak was undetermined.*ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Twin cam rear cam bearing fails-harley apparently doesn't know which bikes have what bearing in them and won't recall for inspection even though there IS a significant number of failures on 1999 and early 2000 model year engines. Safety issue that could cost lives. Do something please to at least…
Twin cam rear cam bearing fails-harley apparently doesn't know which bikes have what bearing in them and won't recall for inspection even though there IS a significant number of failures on 1999 and early 2000 model year engines. Safety issue that could cost lives. Do something please to at least require the inspection so that a rider and passenger has the knowledge to make an informed decision as to whether or not they will ride a potentially unsafe vehicle that both harley and the nhtsa knows are unsafe. nlm
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
It IS my understanding that the manufacturer knows that certain vehicles produced early in the model year possibly have a cam bearing in the engine that can catastrophically fail at anytime without warning and cause a potentially fatal accident to the driver and passenger. The manufacturer…
It IS my understanding that the manufacturer knows that certain vehicles produced early in the model year possibly have a cam bearing in the engine that can catastrophically fail at anytime without warning and cause a potentially fatal accident to the driver and passenger. The manufacturer apparently does not know which vehicles these defective cam bearings were installed in and thus has provided all owners of this class of engine that was manufactured before a specific date in the 1999 & 2000 model years with an extended warranty tocover only that specific component if it fails. In my opinion, that does nothing to address the crtical safety issue of a manufacturer knowing that a catastrophic failure IS a strong possibility in the units that have the defective type of bearing installed, yet the owner and passenger must ride with constant concern and fear that the bearing could fail at any moment and cause a sudden loss of control. The manufacturer has not recalled the units for and inspection to determine which vehicles have the potentially defective bearings so that an owner can understand the risk or have the bearing replaced at great cost to themselves to resolve the safety issue of not knowing if you have the defective bearing in your engine or not. It IS a safety issue of great concern and the manufacturer's answer IS to give all twin cam equipped vehicles manufactured during that time an extended warranty for repairs as a way of appeasing those unfortunate customers that have no way of knowing if they are at risk or not for the catastrophic failure. Again, a warranty repair would only come into play after a failure of unknown magnitude. It seems the prudent thing to do would be to inspect the vehicles that were manufactured during the period when apparently two different types of bearings were used from different suppliers of which one IS the bearing that IS experiencing these catastrophic failures. The manufacturer apparently doesn't know which vehicles.*ak
- Engine and engine cooling · Engine and engine cooling › Cooling system · Wheels › Rim
The aluminum rims are corroding. nlm
- Power train › Axle assembly
Came from the assembly line with front axle not properly on, which may cause the front wheel to come off/ cause a crash and injuries. dealer IS aware of the problem. But "fixes the problem as it comes." please provide further information. *ak
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.
- 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.
- 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.
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