2008 Harley-Davidson Fxstc
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
6 complaints2 involved a crash2 injuries
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Latest complaints
- Vehicle speed control
At about 3 PM on June 26, 2021 I was going south on Route 131 a mile past the junction with Route 73. There are four long sweeping turns after the junction. I’ve traveled that road on motorcycles hundreds of times. It was clear dry and sunny. The road repaved three months ago is very smooth.…
At about 3 PM on June 26, 2021 I was going south on Route 131 a mile past the junction with Route 73. There are four long sweeping turns after the junction. I’ve traveled that road on motorcycles hundreds of times. It was clear dry and sunny. The road repaved three months ago is very smooth. Luckily there was no close by following or approaching traffic. With the strong torque of the Softail Custom there is no need to adjust throttle at all in going through these wide turns. I was going slightly below the speed limit of 45 mph. Then when I was about halfway through the first left-hand turn I suddenly realized with alarm that the motorcycle was no longer turning at all. Instead it was beginning to quickly accelerate and consequently becoming upright rather than slightly leaned over and it headed directly ahead off the road into the woods. I shut off the throttle but it kept accelerating, so I applied the brakes hard. The motorcycle only slightly slowed down. The hard braking caused steering wobble and then a full tank slapper. The motorcycle went down onto the pavement with me trapped under it. Its momentum carried it away from me as I saw it go further down the road. If this had occurred going straight down the road there would have been time to sort things out and either pull in the clutch or turn off the rocker power switch or both. But in the actual circumstances of mid-turn at 45 miles an hour I was initially stunned and couldn't believe what was happening. My thought was "This bike is no longer making a turn." That made no sense at all. I was extremely lucky to avoid serious injury. I had on a leather jacket and a full-face carbon fiber helmet. I heard the helmet hit the payment with a solid thump. I ended up with abrasions lacerations and bruises on my left knee, bruises and abrasions on my left hip and a burn on my left elbow through the jacket and a heavy work shirt. Boots were an ankle saver since they were heavily abraded. Motorcycle could be driven home
- Vehicle speed control
At about 3 PM on June 26, 2021 I was going south on Route 131 a mile past the junction with Route 73. There are four long sweeping turns after the junction. I’ve traveled that road on motorcycles hundreds of times. It was clear dry and sunny. The road repaved three months ago is very smooth.…
At about 3 PM on June 26, 2021 I was going south on Route 131 a mile past the junction with Route 73. There are four long sweeping turns after the junction. I’ve traveled that road on motorcycles hundreds of times. It was clear dry and sunny. The road repaved three months ago is very smooth. Luckily there was no close by following or approaching traffic. With the strong torque of the Softail Custom there is no need to adjust throttle at all in going through these wide turns. I was going slightly below the speed limit of 45 mph. Then when I was about halfway through the first left-hand turn I suddenly realized with alarm that the motorcycle was no longer turning at all. Instead it was beginning to quickly accelerate and consequently becoming upright rather than slightly leaned over and it headed directly ahead off the road into the woods. I shut off the throttle but it kept accelerating, so I applied the brakes hard. The motorcycle only slightly slowed down. The hard braking caused steering wobble and then a full tank slapper. The motorcycle went down onto the pavement with me trapped under it. Its momentum carried it away from me as I saw it go further down the road. If this had occurred going straight down the road there would have been time to sort things out and either pull in the clutch or turn off the rocker power switch or both. But in the actual circumstances of mid-turn at 45 miles an hour I was initially stunned and couldn't believe what was happening. My thought was "This bike is no longer making a turn." That made no sense at all. I was extremely lucky to avoid serious injury. I had on a leather jacket and a full-face carbon fiber helmet. I heard the helmet hit the payment with a solid thump. I ended up with abrasions lacerations and bruises on my left knee, bruises and abrasions on my left hip and a burn on my left elbow through the jacket and a heavy work shirt. Boots were an ankle saver since they were heavily abraded. Motorcycle could be driven home
- Wheels
The front spokes of this brand new low-mileage harley have rusted so heavily I fear they will break and cause an accident. the bike was always garaged and kept clean. harley blew it off and had no interest in helping repair the spokes. they said I had to deal with it myself. even a twenty year…
The front spokes of this brand new low-mileage harley have rusted so heavily I fear they will break and cause an accident. the bike was always garaged and kept clean. harley blew it off and had no interest in helping repair the spokes. they said I had to deal with it myself. even a twenty year old pinto wouldn't do this! at twice the price of the competition no more harleys for me. this just isn't right and harley knows it but doesn't care. *tr
- Electrical system · Exterior lighting › Brake lights › Switch · Service brakes, hydraulic
The rear brake light switch failed in a manner similar to the report 11v506000. Brake light would not illuminate when brake pedal depressed. Replacement of the switch solved the problem. This malfunction IS eerily similar to the named report. When I spoke to the dealer it was indicated that this…
The rear brake light switch failed in a manner similar to the report 11v506000. Brake light would not illuminate when brake pedal depressed. Replacement of the switch solved the problem. This malfunction IS eerily similar to the named report. When I spoke to the dealer it was indicated that this problem IS seen regularly. The problem IS also widely reported on web harley davidson forums. It's obvious that this IS a systemic safety problem that mandates expanding the vehicles affected. *tr
- Power train › Driveline
Drive belt broke with less than 10K miles. break was straight across belt in lowest area. break occurred on clean roads (just after a major rain storm) just after stopping at a red light. belt indicated same type of stress fracture about a foot from the initial break which would preclude damage from an object or obstacle. *tr
- Suspension › Rear
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 harley davidson fxstc motorcycle. the body of the vehicle IS scraped when making turns. the failure occurs at both highway speeds and during city driving, particularly on the side where the muffler IS located. the contact has almost been clipped over on several…
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 harley davidson fxstc motorcycle. the body of the vehicle IS scraped when making turns. the failure occurs at both highway speeds and during city driving, particularly on the side where the muffler IS located. the contact has almost been clipped over on several occasions, and has had to ride below the posted speed limits. the suspension has settled and the problem has gotten progressively worse. the dealer has no solution and acknowledged that the vehicle would not lean to normal specifications. the current mileage was 2,500 and failure mileage was 10.
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Motorcycle stalling
The subject fuel filter housing (p/n 62229-08) cracks, resulting in sudden engine stall due to unregulated fuel pressure.harley-davidson has modified the housing with a new part number 62229-08a.shortly after opening this pe, odi received harley's defect notification indicating that the subject vehicles were being…
The subject fuel filter housing (p/n 62229-08) cracks, resulting in sudden engine stall due to unregulated fuel pressure.harley-davidson has modified the housing with a new part number 62229-08a.shortly after opening this pe, odi received harley's defect notification indicating that the subject vehicles were being recalled to install the new fuel filter housing.with that recall, received prior to release of our information request, this investigation IS concluded.
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.
- 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
- 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.
- 10188344SERVICE BULLETIN M1328: FUEL FILLER NECK EMISSIONS RECALL 0613. PURPOSE: Harley-Davidson Motor Company has determined that upon exposure to certain types of fuel formulations and/or high ambient temperatures the gas cap may develop a fitment issue between the female threads in the gas tank fill neck and the male threads on the gas cap. This condition may affect the ability of the gas tank and cap assembly to properly seal to perform in compliance with EPA regulations, specifically 40 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 1051.110, governing permeation.
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