Harley Davidson Fxdl 2008

Model Fxdl made in 2008 by Harley Davidson got 10 consumer complains there is 1 recall as well as 1 service bulletin. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system, engine and engine cooling and fuel system, gasoline. Technical service bulletines regarding engine and engine cooling. There was one recall concerning engine and engine cooling .

Fxdl year 2008

Recalls
Technical Service Bulletins
Consumer Complaints

Model 2008

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Manufacturing date	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
07V535000	HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY	from 07/03/2007 to 09/06/2007	V (Vehicle)	538	11/26/2007	MFR	HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY	11/20/2007	11/20/2007
Defect Summary	On certain motorcycles built and shipped to california, the catalytic muffler protective heat shield was not installed. this condition could allow direct contact with this muffler and cause injury.
Consequence Summary	If contact occurs while riding, it could cause loss of control of the motorcycle, leading to injury or death.
Corrective Summary	Dealers will install the heat shields to the mufflers free of charge. the recall began on november 26, 2007. owners may contact harley davidson at 1-414-343-4056.
Notes	Harley-davidson recall no. 0133.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Replacement Bulletin	Item no.	Summary	Added
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
SB-M-1220	12/08/2008		10032652	Harley 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 a	04/23/2010

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
10/22/2008	2371	1
	2008 harley davidson motorcycle, while at highway speeds, the engine shuts off on it's own, has happened 3 times, dealer and harley are of no assistance in rectifying the problem. this is a huge safety issue! problem has occurred multiple times and most recent date, has happened twice in one day! *tr
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
05/03/2008	11	1
	Uncontrollable idle, harley davidson fly by wire throttle. idle intermittently will go above 1800 rpm. a factory known issue with no permanent repair or replacement. i just bought a new harley and have experienced this 2 times both times the dealer experienced the problem as well..said it was fixed and sent me on my way. only for the high rpm issue to return. called harley techline and was told that there is a problem and they are working on it.. and have been working on this problem since july of 07 with no idea how to resolve it. problem is in the fly by wire circuit and computer which looses memory and goes into a high rpm. the experience is like cruise control being turned on and you cannot slow down when you release the throttle.... *tr
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
06/26/2008	0	1
	Reportedly, a number of 2008 touring harley davidson motorcycle owners are complaining about a defective fuel pump part that causes the motorcycle to stop pumping fuel and stopping abruptly. this issue is known by harley davidson (part #62229-08) and is being replaced by an improved part (#62229-08a) that is not defective. i am concerned for my safety as i commute 100+ miles daily on my motorcycle and i feel this should be a recall. *tr
06/15/2008	3893	1
	2008 harley-davidson street glide w/3,893 miles. on sunday, june 15th about 40 miles from home my bike started jerking around and acting as if i slammed the brakes on. i could tell it was a fuel issue of some sort. with help from friends and 3 hours later we managed to limp it home by shutting it down and refiring when it was starving for fuel. the defective part is the fuel filter bracket that has plastic tabs that break. i was told that this problem is with brackets on all 2008 touring bikes which have the 6 gallon fuel tank. my bike is still in the shop waiting on a supposed to be new and improved part that i was first told would be available on the 6/17, and have now heard the 23rd. h-d needs to do a recall on these bikes, not just because of the real big inconvenience, but it's dangerous. *tr
SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING
09/07/2010	13000
	Tl* the contact owns a 2008 harley davidson fxdl. while driving 55 mph, the contact stated that the wheel bearing separated from the vehicle. the dealer repaired the wheel, but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 13,000 and the current mileage was 15,000.
TIRES
10/08/2012	70000
	Tl- the contact owns a 2008 harley davidson ultra equipped with michelin commander 2 tires 140/90/b16. the contact stated that he noticed on the rear tire that it had cracks within the tread. the contact notified the manufacturer and they stated that he should just get a new tire. the tire was changed. the tire was a replacement and the dot number was w8law007x0312. the failure mileage of the tire was 8,000. the vehicle failure mileage was 70,000.the vin was unavailable. ap
WHEELS
09/07/2010	13000
	Tl- the contact owns a 2008 harley davidson fxdl. while driving 55 mph, the contact stated that the wheel bearing separated from the vehicle. the dealer repaired the wheel, but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 13,000 and the current mileage was 15,000. rvk
09/07/2010	13000
	Tl- the contact owns a 2008 harley davidson fxdl. while driving 55 mph, the contact stated that the wheel barring separated from the vehicle. the dealer repaired the wheel, but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 13,000 and the current mileage was 15,000. nw