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Data through Oct 2026
Model year

1997 Harley-Davidson Flhs

Body and fuel not decoded. Owner complaints on file from Sep 2, 1999 to Sep 2, 1999.

Recalls (1)Complaints (1)Investigations (0)Bulletins (0)
Recall campaigns covering this model year155k vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints1Close to the median 1997 vehicle
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 1997 Harley-Davidson Flhs peaked in 1999, with 1 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

00.250.50.75119991200220052008201120142017202020232026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 1997 Harley-Davidson Flhs name brakes

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Brakes
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

One recall campaign covers the 1997 Harley-Davidson Flhs

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 1997 Harley-Davidson Flhs
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
98V-158Jul 14, 1998Vehicle description: fl touring motorcyclesElectrical system55,013Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 1997 Harley-Davidson Flhs

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

1 complaint on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed Sep 2, 1999Failure Sep 1, 1998Laverne, OKService brakes, Disc

    THE REAR BRAKES, WHICH ARE THE MAIN SUPPORT OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM, FADE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUS EOF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

    NHTSA complaint 846651
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
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Service bulletins

No manufacturer communications on file

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.
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