The 2007 Harley-Davidson Softail has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 52,240 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES WERE BUILT WITH A CONDITION THAT PERMITS THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE TO CONTACT A WELD BEAD ON THE OIL TANK. THIS MAY CAUSE THE WELD BEAD TO ABRADE THROUGH THE INSULATION ON THE CABLE AND CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT FROM THE BATTERY THROUGH THE OIL TANK AND OIL LINES.
Consequence
THIS COULD LEAD TO AN OIL LEAK AND/OR POSSIBLE FIRE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH TO THE RIDER.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A BATTERY CADDY THAT WILL PROTECT THE CABLE AND ENSURE PROPER CABLE ROUTING. THIS RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 4, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HARLEY-DAVIDSON AT 1-414-342-4080.
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
1
EQUIPMENT
1
POWER TRAIN
1
Total complaints3
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“While driving a 2007 harley davidson night train. I stopped at a red light on highway 12 in burbank, wa. When the light turned green, and I gave throttle, the drive belt and the drive train where it attaches to the rear hug pulled out. With 3 bolts sheered off laying on the ground. Luckily with…”
“While driving a 2007 harley davidson night train. I stopped at a red light on highway 12 in burbank, wa. When the light turned green, and I gave throttle, the drive belt and the drive train where it attaches to the rear hug pulled out. With 3 bolts sheered off laying on the ground. Luckily with…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 2007 harley davidson softail deluxe. The contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 07v173000 (electrical system:battery:cables) on may 8 2007. He called the dealer to schedule a repair appointment and was informed that the parts would be unavailable until…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2007 Harley-Davidson Softail as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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