NHTSA lists 2 complaints for the 2007 Harley-Davidson Softail, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-08.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as HARLEY-DAVIDSON SOFTAIL.
At a glance
Complaints
2
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
1
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
52,240
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
5
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
Top systems
System
Complaints
Share of this vehicle's complaints
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
50.0%
EQUIPMENT
1
50.0%
POWER TRAIN
1
50.0%
TIRES
1
50.0%
Top subsystems
System
Subsystem
Complaints
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
12V/24V/48V BATTERY
1
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.
Defect: 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.
Consequence: THIS COULD LEAD TO AN OIL LEAK AND/OR POSSIBLE FIRE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH TO THE RIDER.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A BATTERY CADDY THAT WILL PROTECT THE CABLE AND ENSURE PROPER CABLE ROUTING. THIS RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 4, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HARLEY-DAVIDSON AT 1-414-342-4080.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
5 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
EQUIPMENT
1
POWER TRAIN
1
STEERING
1
10032652
Date: 2008-12-08. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
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 AND SOFTAIL (FXD, FXDC, FXDL, FXDWG, FXDB, FXDF, FXDSE, FXDSE
10026802
Date: 2008-10-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN.
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE: REFINEMENT TO THE ECM CALIBRATION FOR 2007 BIG TWIN MODEL WILL SMOOTH THE TORQUE CURVE APPLICATION IN A MANNER THAT MINIMIZES HIGH SHOCK LOADS TO DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENTS, WHICH COULD CAUSE ENGINE DAMAGE. *PE
10028305
Date: 2008-10-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
HARLEY DAVIDSON: A CHANGE TO THE FINAL TORQUE OF THE FORK CAP (PART NUMBER 45419-80) AND FOR TUBE PLUG (PART NUMBER 45838-77). THE NEW TORQUE FOR BOTH PARTS IS 60-70 FT LBS (81.3-94.9NM). *PE
10026281
Date: 2008-09-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE: THE STARTER FASTENERS MAY LOSE CLAMP LOAD. THIS CAN CAUSE THE STARTER TO LOOSEN AND LEAD TO POOR GROUND CONTACT RESULTING IN POOR STARTING AS WELL AS POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO STARTER. *PE
10025364
Date: 2008-01-29. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STEERING.
STEERING STEM NUT/WASHER. THIS BULLETIN IS TO INFORM DEALERS OF UPDATED PARTS AND SERVICE PROCEDURES TO ELIMINATE LOSS OF CLAMP LOAD ON UPPER STEERING STEM NUT. *PE
Notes on this record
Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.