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2005 Harley-Davidson V-ROD problems

NHTSA lists 2 complaints for the 2005 Harley-Davidson V-ROD, 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 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as HARLEY-DAVIDSON V-ROD.

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)
2,828
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
2

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM150.0%
WHEELS150.0%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMWIRING1

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.

Recalls

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1 recalls.

04V465000

Date: 2004-09-30. Systems: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE.

Defect: ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, A CONDITION OCCURS THAT COULD ALLOW PRESSURE TO BUILD UP IN THE FUEL TANK. ON FUEL INJECTED VEHICLES, THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE FUEL TO SPRAY OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN THE FUEL CAP IS REMOVED. ON CARBURETED VEHICLES, EXCESSIVE FUEL COULD BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CARBURETOR, WHICH WOULD EVENTUALLY ALLOW FUEL TO DRIP FROM THE AIR CLEANER.

Consequence: THESE SITUATIONS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY OR CREATE A FIRE HAZARD FOR PERSONS OR PROPERTY ON OR NEAR THE MOTORCYCLE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL TEST EACH CANISTER FOR BLOCKAGE, THEN REPLACE AS NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN NOVEMBER 4, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HARLEY-DAVIDSON AT 1-414-343-4056.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

2 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER1

10056034

Date: 2014-06-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER.

HARLEY DAVIDSON: A RETROFIT ASSEMBLY AND KIT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED, BY ENGINEERING, USING CURRENT V ROD FUEL SENDER AND FUEL MODULE, DUE TO PARTS NO LONGER PRODUCED AND RESOURCING OPTIONS ARE EXHAUSTED. MODEL 2002-2006 V ROD. *PE

10055747

Date: 2014-04-24. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

HARLEY DAVIDSON: WHEN FUEL PUMP IS INSTALLED, A CONFUSION OF DIAGNOSING HISTORIC DTC, THERE IS A RISE IN PDI SYSTEM RELAY WARRANTY CLAIMS. *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.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
V-ROD2

Same model, other years

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