2015 Harley-Davidson XG500: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2015 Harley-Davidson XG500. The newest campaign is 15V474000. NHTSA received the report on 29 Jul 2015. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump. NHTSA has 11 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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, 15V474000, in the NHTSA record
Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and dealers will install a new fuel pump assembly, free of charge. The recall began on August 21, 2015. Owners may contact Harley-Davidson customer service at 1-414-343-4056. Harley-Davidson's number for this recall is 0167.
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
3 campaigns, newest first. 20,365 units in total.
15V474000Received . 10,594 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) is recalling certain model year 2015 XG500 motorcycles manufactured January 20, 2014, to July 7, 2015, and XG750 motorcycles manufactured May 12, 2014, to July 7, 2015. The fuel pump modules on these motorcycles have a poor seal at the fuel pump inlet.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If there is a poor seal at the fuel pump inlet it can cause interruption to the fuel supply, possibly causing a brief hesitation with the abrupt restoration of power. This abrupt restoration of power can lead to loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and dealers will install a new fuel pump assembly, free of charge. The recall began on August 21, 2015. Owners may contact Harley-Davidson customer service at 1-414-343-4056. Harley-Davidson's number for this recall is 0167.
Report filed by Harley-Davidson Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 0167. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
15V217000Received . 8,904 units.
Exterior Lighting
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) is recalling certain model year 2015 XG500 motorcycles manufactured January 28, 2014, to March 9, 2015, and 2015 XG750 motorcycles manufactured May 12, 2014, to March 9, 2015. The affected motorcycles may have been manufactured without a rear reflector assembly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the motorcycle is missing the rear reflector it can reduce the vehicle's visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and dealers will install a rear reflector assembly, free of charge. The recall began on April 29, 2015. Owners may contact Harley-Davidson customer service at 1-800-258-2464. Harley-Davidson's number for this recall is 0620.
Report filed by Harley-Davidson Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 0620. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
14V536000Received . 867 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Filler Pipe and Cap
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) is recalling certain model year 2015 XG500 and XG750 motorcycles manufactured June 11, 2014, to August 14, 2014. The fuel tank filler neck may be insufficiently flat, preventing the fuel cap from sealing properly.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the fuel cap doesn't properly seal, fuel may leak, increasing the risk of a vehicle fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the motorcycle and test to see if fuel can leak from under the fuel cap. Any motorcycle that leaks fuel from under the fuel cap will have its gas tanked replaced, free of charge. The recall began in late September 2014. Owners may contact Harley-Davidson customer service at 1-800-258-2464. Harley-Davidson's number for this recall is 0161.
Report filed by Harley-Davidson Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 0161. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
11 complaints, 19 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 |
|---|---|
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 9 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 5 |
| Unknown or Other | 2 |
| Power Train | 2 |
| Engine | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 3
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 3
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 7 May 2019
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
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE15015 | Preliminary evaluation | Inconsistent Throttle Response | Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery | 20 Apr 2015 | 18 Aug 2015 | 15V474000 |
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.
- 20153
- 20161
- 20171
- 20181
- 20191
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.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2015 Harley-Davidson XG500The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2015 Harley-Davidson XG500: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/harley-davidson/xg500/2015/. 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
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Harley-Davidson Motor Company
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2015 Harley-Davidson XG500?
- 20,365 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Harley-Davidson XG500 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Harley-Davidson XG500, model years 2015 to 2019. 3 of them name the 2015 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2015 Harley-Davidson XG500 name most often?
- Fuel/Propulsion System: 9 of 19 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2015 Harley-Davidson XG500 open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.