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2023 Harley-Davidson Ra1250s problems, complaints & recalls

Most-reported problem areas: Fuel/Propulsion System (4) · Suspension (1) · Service Brakes (1)

🧭 Reliability snapshot

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10
Complaints
0
Recalls
59
Service bulletins
1
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
0
Deaths

Safety recalls (0)

No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).

Service bulletins (59)

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 2026-09-17 · M1490 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

service bulletin m1490 (v 26.9.4): 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). new software update. note: the tech

Wheels 2026-07-25 · M1490 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

service bulletin m1490 (v 26.8.3): 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 version 26.8.3, release dat

Fuel/Propulsion System 2026-06-11 · M1490 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

service bulletin m1490 (v 26.7.3): 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 26.7.3. release date:• week

Vehicle Speed Control 2026-04-24 · M1490 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

service bulletin m1490 (v 26.6.2): 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). version 26.6.2. release date: week

Vehicle Speed Control 2026-03-31 · M1720 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

service bulletin m1720 (rev a): pan america electronic control module (ecm) update. purpose: initial release 3/3/2026. revision a. 3/30/2026. updated: purpose for service bulletin and required dealer action. adjust information for 2024 models. purpose for service bulletin. this bulletin informs dea

Vehicle Speed Control 2026-03-31 · M1490 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

service bulletin m1490 (v 26.5.2): 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). version 26.5.2 release date: week of

Showing the 6 most recent of 59 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.

What owners report

2026-10-05 · Suspension · 6,900 mi · 💥 crash

“the contact owns a 2023 harley-davidson ra 1250s. the contact stated that while riding approximately 30 mph and making a right turn, the top triple tree clamp securing the aluminum forks fractured and ejected from the motorcycle, causing the contact to lose control of the motorcycle before crashing. the contact sustained abrasions to both arms and …”

2026-09-03 · Service Brakes

“while traveling at highway speeds in heavy traffic, the motorcycle suffered a sudden and catastrophic electrical failure. without any advance warning, the tft dashboard display went completely blank, the engine immediately lost all power, and the motorcycle quit running while in the middle of a busy highway.because the engine stalled abruptly, i ex…”

2026-06-08 · Electrical System

“multiple electrical issues -tft screen going out while riding, voltage fluctuating dramatically while riding and bike wants to stop running once at idle engine shuts off and won’t restart. once it’s cooled down or been on trickle charger for couple hours it might restart. diagnosis was stator failure with complete electrical system repair at my e…”

2026-05-27 · Fuel/Propulsion System

“bike has been at the dealer for almost 3 weeks now chasing electrical issues. hd corporate techs can’t even understand what’s wrong. the are running another diagnostic test on it today that will cost me another 3.5hr of labor on top of the other diagnostics they’ve already done. luckily i wasn’t on a trip and stranded for weeks. …”

2026-02-01 · Power Train

“i purchased a 2023 harley davidson pan america only to find out that the motorcycle has a known issue with the charging system. the motorcycle model years 2021 through 2023 have a faulty charging systems which was fixed for 2024 and beyond models by a redesign of the entire charging system. the faulty older system causes the motorcycle to stall ran…”

2025-12-17 · Engine

“the charging system failed which caused the engine to stall multiple times. …”

2025-09-19 · Fuel/Propulsion System

“harley-davidson knowingly did not coat the inside of the aluminum fuel tanks on 2023 and older model pan americas, leading to rust and particle breakdown from ethanol exposure. those particles have led to fuel pump failure and replacement, but replacing the fuel pump is only a temporary fix as the tank will continue to rust and cause the same failu…”

2025-05-14 · Unknown Or Other

“fuel pump failure caused by improper factory fuel tank coating that leads to sudden and abrupt fuel pump failures. harley fixed the issue in 2024 by coating the fuel tank, but 2021-2023 pan america’s have repeated and frequent sudden fuel pump failures that can cause the bike to shut down, even when travelling at highway speeds. …”

2025-04-08 · Fuel/Propulsion System

“my 2021 harley pan america died on the side of the alcan hiway 200 miles out of fairbanks in june 2023, was able to restart, fairbanks dealer diagnosed faulty fuel pump, no pump available before departure date so left for home in washington state. 150 miles from home it went in to limp mode in heavy traffic narrowly avoided collision to get out of …”

2025-01-27 · Fuel/Propulsion System

“starting at 10,000 miles the fuel pump started making intermittent screeching noise that progressively got worse till it was constant on startup and running at 15,000 miles. fuel pump screen appears to have been clogged with black material which may have been oxidized aluminum from the uncoated factory tank. pump was replaced by dealer under warr…”

Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.

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