Complaint 2011189

2023 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXLRST • SERVICE BRAKES • incident Jul 27, 2024

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
2011189
Model
FXLRST
Model Year
2023
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date
Jul 27, 2024
Date Received
Jul 27, 2024
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

SERVICE BRAKES

Owner Narrative

New under warranty, 5,924 miles. Front end shudders and bounces when applying front brakes. Dealer service center said front brake rotors are warped and out of spec. No accident ‘YET’ but Harley Davidson is refusing to fix the brake problem under warranty (bike is 8 months old), stating brake rotors are a ‘wear’ item, although the Replacement rotors WOULD have a 1 year ‘warranty’. WTH ??? Brake rotors do not ‘wear out’ beyond OEM specs in 8 months and < 6,000 miles. Dealer claims ‘incorrect break in’ caused problem. My 2015 motorcycle bought from same dealer has 40,000 miles on it with no issues, however, brake pads on 2015 bike were replaced with high quality aftermarket brake pads, indicating a possible OEM brake pad and or rotor quality issue, definitely NOT a lack of operator break in procedure. This 2023 is my daily driver, 80 miles round trip on SoCal fwys and I cannot afford the $ 675.00 ‘repair’ cost to my front braking system, so will have to use as is, hoping there won’t be a catastrophic failure before I can afford to have this issue repaired. Dealer is disavowing any and all responsibility for any braking issues that my refusal to pay for repairs may cause.

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