Harley-Davidson said on Monday that it has halted production and delivery of its premium electric motorcycle LiveWire after it identified a problem with the vehicle’s battery charging system. It was unveiled two months ago.

“We recently discovered a non-standard condition during a final quality check; stopped production and deliveries; and began additional testing,” the company said in a statement. “We are in close contact with our LiveWire dealers and customers and have assured them they can continue to ride LiveWire motorcycles. As usual, we’re keeping high quality as our top priority.”

The American motorcycle maker, which was banking on LiveWire as a part of its diversification plan, hasn’t announced when production will resume.

It told The Wall Street Journal that customers who have already purchased the bike can continue to ride them but should charge them only with the professional ChargePoint chargers available at its dealerships instead of the low-voltage points at homes.

Fortune India Latest Edition is Out Now!

40u40: India's Brightest Young Business Minds

July 2025

In the world’s youngest nation—where over 65% of the population is under 35—India’s future is already being shaped by those bold enough to lead it. From boardrooms to breakout ideas, a new generation of business leaders is rewriting the rules. This year's Fortune India’s 40 Under 40 celebrates these changemakers—icons in the making like Akash Ambani, Kaviya Kalanithi Maran, Shashwat Goenka, Parth Jindal, Aman Mehta, and Devansh Jain—who are not just carrying forward legacies but boldly reimagining them for a new era. Alongside them are first-generation disruptors like Sagar Daryani, scaling Wow! Momo with a vision to take ₹100 momos to 5,000 cities, and Palak Shah, turning the Banarasi weave into a global fashion story with Ekaya Banaras. These are the entrepreneurs turning ambition into scale. And even beyond traditional industry, the entrepreneurial wave is pulling in creative forces—Ranveer Singh, for instance, is shaking up wellness and nutrition with Bold Care and SuperYou, proving that passion, backed by purpose, is the new blueprint for building brands.

Read Now

The bike, which is available in the U.S. and other markets, is yet to be launched in India. The bike is priced at $29,799 in the U.S.

Harley, struggling with low sales due to an aging customer base, has been trying to revamp itself. The LiveWire is Harley’s attempt at catering to millennials and a younger audience. The LiveWire offers a city range of 235 km thanks to its Rechargeable Energy Storage System (or RESS), which is a high-voltage lithium-ion battery composed of lithium-ion cells surrounded by a finned, cast-aluminum housing.