Complaints by model year
Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Flstn | 6 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Engine and engine cooling4
- Electrical system4
- Wheels2
- Power train2
- Fuel system, gasoline2
- Tires1
- Suspension1
- Service brakes1
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 17 Flstn vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 17 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.
| Model year | Vehicles in fatal crashes | Deaths in the vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 8 | 8 |
| 1995 | 5 | 5 |
| 1994 | 3 | 3 |
| 1993 | 1 | 1 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
Recalls
2 campaigns cover the Flstn.
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.
CERTAIN SOFTAIL MOTORCYCLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF PART 567, 'CERTIFICATION.' THE VIN/CERTIFICATION LABEL CONTAINS INCORRECT TIRE SIZE AND INFLATION PRESSURES FOR THE FRONT WHEEL. THE LABEL STATES THE TIRE SIZE IS MT90B21 AND THE INFLATION PRESSURE AS 30 PSI, WHEREAS THE CORRECT TIRE SIZE IS MT90B16, AND THE CORRECT INFLATION PRESSURE IS 36 PSI.
NHTSA recalls