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Complaint 691934

2003 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXSTDSE • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE • incident Apr 1, 2008

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
691934
Model
FXSTDSE
Model Year
2003
Incident Date
Apr 1, 2008
Date Received
Oct 11, 2008
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Owner Narrative

I OWN A 2003 FXSTDSEI,, HARLEY DAVIDSON,, THE LINING INSIDE THE FUEL TANK BEGAN FLAKING OFF, THIS STARTED AROUND MAY OF THIS YEAR (2008). I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO WANTED TO SELL ME A NEW TANK,,($1500-$2000),, UNACCEPTABLE,, CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE AN HARLEY CORP.. THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS SO PREVALENT THAT A REMEDY WAS INCLUDED IN THE 05-06 TOURING SERVICE MANUAL,BUT THEY WOULD NOT HELP WITH THE REPAIRS ,,, IF THIS IS SO PREVALENT,,THEY SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM,, MY BIKE HAS NOW BEEN DOWN FOR TWO WEEKS WHILE I REMOVED THE TANK AND TRY TO GET THE REST OF THE LINING OUT. *TR

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.