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Harley-Davidson Flde

Every Harley-Davidson Flde model year on file, 2017 to 2020. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years101 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years42017 to 2020
Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins232Summed across model years
By model year

The 2018 model year drew the most complaints, 5, 50% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

024620172018520192020
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Harley-Davidson Flde complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
3
Brakes
3
Powertrain
2
Lighting
1
Suspension
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Harley-Davidson Flde model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Harley-Davidson Flde by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2020Motorcycle10.0500062
2019Motorcycle10.01002067
2018Motorcycle50.02502065
2017Not decoded333.33000038
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Harley-Davidson Flde

  • 25V-375 Jun 6, 2025
    Mounting tab on the rear shock pre-load adjuster may break, allowing the rear shock absorber adjuster to damage the rear tire, causing a loss of…
    Suspension · 82k vehicles
  • 23V-591 Aug 22, 2023
    Fastener securing the rear shock absorber may break and allow the rear shock absorber adjuster to damage the rear tire, causing a loss of tire…
    Suspension · 65k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.