2014 Harley-Davidson Vrscdx problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Fuel/Propulsion System (3) · Service Brakes (2) · Electronic Stability Control (Esc) (1)
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (12)
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 2025-11-18 · M1490 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin m1490 (v 26.0.2): 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). new software update version 26.0.2.
Unknown Or Other 2025-10-28 · M1391A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin m1391a (revu): midtronics grx-3110 and dca-8000 software. purporse: revision u. the purpose of this bulletin is to inform the dealer network that a software update to the grx-3110 and dca-8000 is now available. dynamic diagnostic charger system (part number: dca-8000). [rev u] ad
Unknown Or Other 2025-10-25 · PAB1171 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
genuine motor parts and accessories bulletin pab1171 (rev b): software update for screamin eagle pro street tuner. purpose: revision b. updated: summary. the app has returned to the apple app store. this bulletin informs dealers that a recent software update to the screamin' eagle pro street tune
Unknown Or Other 2025-09-06 · M1490 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin m1490 (v 25.8.9): 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). new software update version 25.8.9
Unknown Or Other 2025-08-26 · M1490 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin m1490 (v 25.8.7): 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). new software update version 25.6.4,
Unknown Or Other 2025-08-26 · M1391A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin m1391a (rev t): midtronics grx-3110 and dca-8000 software. purporse: revision t. the purpose of this bulletin is to inform the dealer network that a software update to the grx-3110 and dca-8000 is now available. dynamic diagnostic charger system (part number: dca-8000). [rev t] u
Showing the 6 most recent of 12 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2022-04-01 · Service Brakes“hydraulic control unit locked up. no front brakes on the motorcycle i have noticed multiple instances on this type model motorcycle no no…”
2018-04-06 · Electronic Stability Control (Esc) · 10,000 mi“on my 2014 harley davidson vrod nightrod special the front brake lever is rock hard. i can barely squeeze the front brake. the back brake works but front does not. i was going 65mph when i pressed on both brakes and i could not squeeze the front brake lever. luckily my back still works. i have seen online lots of complain about the harley davidson …”
2018-04-05 · Service Brakes · 8,200 mi“motorcycle is less then two years old and under 10k miles. after changing break fluid like harley suggested the hydraulic control unit stopped working and the front breaks locked up.…”
2016-07-30 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 15,000 mi“the fuel gauge is completely inaccurate. i've complained to the dealer to fix it, which worked for a month, but the problem is back. the fuel light is always on and right after filling up my tank the gas gauge will not go above a quarter of a tank, if it goes up at all.…”
2016-04-03 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 3,900 mi“the fuel guage shows incorrect reading... even after having a tank full the indicator keeps on bouncing between full to empty to half randomly.…”
2014-06-01 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 60 mi“the fuel gauge intermittently gives inaccurate readings. when the first incident occurred, the fuel gauge had previously been indicating ~1/4 of a tank remaining, but upon starting it the day the gauge jumped to full, and took nearly 15 minutes to slowly drop down to the accurate level. a few days later, after filling the bike with gas, the gauge d…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.