2006 Harley-Davidson FXDWGI: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2006 Harley-Davidson FXDWGI. The newest campaign is 06V474000. NHTSA received the report on 18 Dec 2006. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar. NHTSA has 7 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 06V474000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the handlebar with one with a greater wall thickness and with a wire exit hole that has a shape that reduces stress concentration. The recall began on january 16, 2007. Owners may contact harley-davidson at 1-414-342-4680.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 20,895 units in total.
06V474000Received . 10,397 units.
Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain motorcycles, the internally wired handlebars have a potential to crack at the hole where the wires exit the handlebars between the handlebar clamps.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Should these cracks progress to the point of breaking the handlebar into two pieces, a loss of control could result which could cause a crash which could cause injury or death to the rider.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the handlebar with one with a greater wall thickness and with a wire exit hole that has a shape that reduces stress concentration. The recall began on january 16, 2007. Owners may contact harley-davidson at 1-414-342-4680.
Report filed by HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 0127.
05V537000Received . 10,498 units.
Power Train / Manual Transmission
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain motorcycles, the transmission may go into a false neutral position even though the neutral indicator light is illuminated.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The motorcycle could drop into gear unexpectedly and create the risk of a crash and injuries.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the shifter cam (drum), the detent arm, and the neutral switch with newly designed components. The recall began on december 12, 2005. Owner may contact rley davidson at 1-414-343-4056.
Report filed by HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 0124. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
7 complaints, 11 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Power Train | 3 |
| Steering | 2 |
| Suspension | 2 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 |
| Electrical System | 1 |
| Exterior Lighting | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 7 Apr 2010
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
- 20041
- 20062
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
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- NHTSA page of the 2006 Harley-Davidson FXDWGIThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2006 Harley-Davidson FXDWGI: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/harley-davidson/fxdwgi/2006/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2006 Harley-Davidson FXDWGI?
- 20,895 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Harley-Davidson FXDWGI have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the Harley-Davidson FXDWGI, model years 2004 to 2006. 2 of them name the 2006 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2006 Harley-Davidson FXDWGI name most often?
- Power Train: 3 of 11 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2006 Harley-Davidson FXDWGI open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.