2001 Harley-Davidson Road King Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 13%of 8 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 30,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the electrical system of the 2001 Harley-Davidson Road King, 13% of the 8 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 30,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Bike cuts out and dies while driving causing potential serious injury to rider or even death: this has been and is an ongoing problem with harleys from 199 to 2001 cruiser models and needs to be remedied by harley davidson as a recall on all bike with that system. See discussion below: mine cut out and I was almost thrown from the bike into traffic as it shut down and locked up the tires classic, thanks for the very thoughtful analysis. …”
NHTSA complaint #10644788, filed 2014-10, 30,000 milesElectrical system: other model years
Other parts of the 2001 Harley-Davidson Road King
2 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Harley-Davidson Road King
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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