2009 Harley-Davidson Vrscdx problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Service Brakes (1) · Fuel/Propulsion System (1)
Safety recalls (1)
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 2018-01-29 · campaign 18V076000 · 174,636 vehicles
Defect: Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) is recalling all 2008-2011 Touring, CVO Touring and VSRC motorcycles equipped with anti-lock brakes (ABS), including Road King (FLHR), Road King Police (EFI) (FLHP), Road King Police (EFI) (FLHPE), Electra Glide Standard Police (EFI) (FLHTP), Electra Glide Classic (EFI) (FLHTC), Electra Glide Ultra Classic (EFI) (FLHTCU) and Street Glide (EFI) (FLHX), 2008 VROD (VRSCAWA), CVO Road King 4 (FLHRSE4), Night Rod (VRSCDA), CVO Ultra Classic 3 (FLHTCUSE3
Risk: These deposits may cause a valve within the ABS Hydraulic Control Unit to stick, reducing braking ability and increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and dealers will flush the entire brake system with new Platinum Label DOT 4 brake fluid, free of charge. The recall began on February 14, 2018. Owners may contact Harley-Davidson customer service at 1-800-258-2464. Harley-Davidson's number for this recall is 0171.
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
Service Brakes 2015-12-02 · TT449 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
during a service event, if the rear brake line routing is disturbed from the original factory installed routing, it may come in contact with the exhaust.
Service Brakes 2015-12-02 · TT449 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
during a service event, if the rear brake line routing is disturbed from the original factory installed routing, it may come in contact with the exhaust.
What owners report
2016-07-27 · Service Brakes · 5,000 mi“harley davidson vrscdx 2009 abs hydraulic control unit failure. while in motion approximately 45mph i went to depress the rear brake and it felt like the pedal was froze, upon putting more pressure on the pedal it moved but the rear brake instantly locked up without any progressive feel causing the rear tire to skid causing the rear of the bike to …”
2014-06-18 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 4,000 mi“since time of purchase, fuel sending unit has not been working. taken to local hd dealer for a check and they have no fix. doing some research most 2007 and up harley davidson v-rods have a major problem with their fuel sending unit not working properly and the fuel gauge malfunctions. hd has tried 2 or 3 fixes for this solution but at the owne…”
2013-10-07 · Unknown Or Other · 3,500 mi“fuel gauge needle drops from full to completely empty in 5-10 minutes even when tank is completely full. sometimes needle gets stuck on empty, full or any other position regardless of the amount of fuel on tank. after motorcycle is resting on off position for a while, needle seems to reset to correct measurement until tank is refueled and problem r…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.