Harley-Davidson Soft TailYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 23 owner complaints and 0 safety recalls on record for the Harley-Davidson Soft Tail.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints23Top: Electrical system Safety recalls02009 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Harley-Davidson Soft Tail years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Soft Tail median. Tap a year for its full report.

'09

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2009Not rated–/10023 complaints · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Harley-Davidson Soft Tail problems

All model years combined: 23 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

6Electrical system

4Fuel system, gasoline

3Power train

2Exterior lighting

2Service brakes, hydraulic1 crash/fire/injury

2Seats

2Tires

2Engine and engine cooling

1Vehicle speed control

22 other systems

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Electrical system	6	0
Fuel system, gasoline	4	0
Power train	3	0
Exterior lighting	2	0
Service brakes, hydraulic	2	1
Seats	2	0
Tires	2	0
Engine and engine cooling	2	0
Vehicle speed control	1	0
2 other systems	2	0

0 recalls

Harley-Davidson Soft Tail recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.