2006 Harley-Davidson Vrsca problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Service Brakes, Hydraulic (2) · Fuel/Propulsion System (2) · Tires:tread/Belt (1)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
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Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (4)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2024-08-08 · M1490 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin m1490 (v 24.8.8): digital technician ii - updates and release notes. purpose: this bulletin informs dealers that harley-davidson has made a software update to digital technician ii (dt ii). digital technician ii (part number: hd-48650). version 24.8.8. release date: week of august 5
Unknown Or Other 2024-05-01 · M1490 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin m1490 (v 24.6.4): digital technician ii - updates and release notes. purpose: revision. this bulletin informs dealers that harley-davidson has made a software update to digital technician ii (dt ii). digital technician ii (part number: hd-48650). version 24.6.4. release date: week
Fuel System, Gasoline 2020-07-20 · M1313 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin m1313: vrsc fuel pump service procedure revision. purpose: this bulletin is to inform dealers of a change to replace fuel system parts on 2002-2006 vrsc models. fuel pumps (part no. 62109-01, 62111-04 & 62109-01a) and suction side fuel filters (part no. 75170-04, 75170-04a) are no l
Steering 2008-01-29 · M-1215B · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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
What owners report
2015-07-21 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 100 mi“fuel gauge is useless. goes from half to empty in about 10 miles. it has left me stranded in a couple of spots.…”
2015-06-15 · Service Brakes · 13,000 mi“i was attempting to reduce speed to turn into a gas station and rear brakes failed to function. rear brake pedal is mushy & my motorcycle does not have functioning rear brakes. this is the second occurrence of this incident i've had with this bike (first time was in 2010). in 2010, as i was approaching a stop sign i had a sudden catastrophic loss…”
2014-05-20 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 3,100 mi“after approximately 30 miles on a full tank, the fuel gauge dropped to below empty. after about 60 miles on a full tank, the fuel gauge will slowly rise back to above 1/4 tank (showing approximate fuel level). this happens every tank of gas. *tr…”
2012-03-16 · Fuel System, Gasoline · 5,021 mi“the fuel gauge is not accurate at all. it fluctuates. it may read full and then 1/4 tank all in the same hour. *tr…”
2010-10-19 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · 19,321 mi“i noticed the brake light, turn signals and gas gauge not working. the 15 amp accessory fuse had blown. replaced fuse and everything started working. while riding in the mountains i went to use my rear brakes and they were out!!! i bought some dot 4 brake fluid and bleed the rear brake system and system started working again. after my trip i starte…”
2010-08-16 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · 10,000 mi“the rear brake switch is failing. it appears the dot 4 brake fluid is eating through the plastic causing you to loose pressure and your rear brakes will fail. the dot4 fluid is eating through the reservoir caps on the bars as well. this happened as i was coasting up to a red light. luckily this was not an emergency situation or even a normal stop…”
2006-09-05 · Tires:tread/Belt · 500 mi · 💥 crash“on 8/22/06 at approximately 2:20 pm i was traveling north on rt. 127 when my rear tire split into two halves popping off the rim on both sides causing the rear of the motorcycle to swing to the left and would not recover. the motorcycle was forced off the right side of the road down into the ditch several yards before i could get it under control …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.