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Harley-Davidson Flhx

Every Harley-Davidson Flhx model year on file, 2015 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years347 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years122015 to 2026

Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins693Summed across model years

By model year

The 2024 model year drew the most complaints, 10, 29% of the model's total

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

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

Components

Powertrain leads the Harley-Davidson Flhx complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain

Electrical system

Brakes

Engine and cooling

Wheels

Structure

Steering

Speed control

Suspension

Lighting

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Harley-Davidson Flhx 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 Flhx by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Bulletins
2026	Motorcycle	1	100.0	100	1	18
2025	Motorcycle	2	50.0	200	1	36
2024	Motorcycle	10	0.0	1,000	2	80
2023	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	52
2022	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	56
2021	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	63
2020	Motorcycle	1	0.0	50	1	82
2019	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	66
2018	Motorcycle	8	12.5	400	1	72
2017	Motorcycle	5	40.0	250	2	78
2016	Motorcycle	4	25.0	200	1	51
2015	Motorcycle	3	33.3	150	2	39

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Harley-Davidson Flhx

26V-270 Apr 28, 2026
Airbox backplate breather port may be blocked, allowing pressure to build up inside the crankcase
Engine and cooling · 88k vehicles
24V-672 Sep 16, 2024
Voltage regulator output wire may rub on the front corner of the crankcase, exposing the wire and causing an electrical short circuit
Electrical system · 47k vehicles
22V-781 Oct 18, 2022
Due to a software error, the brake lights may illuminate without the rider applying the brakes
Lighting · 199k vehicles
18V-734 Oct 18, 2018
Secondary clutch actuator cylinder may leak fluid internally and the clutch master cylinder may lose the ability to generate enough lift to…
Powertrain · 178k vehicles
17V-333 May 22, 2017
In the affected motorcycles, a clamp used to secure an engine oil cooler line may have been improperly installed
Engine and cooling · 46k vehicles
16V-471 Jun 27, 2016
In the affected motorcycles, the clutch master cylinder may lose the ability to generate enough lift to disengage the clutch, especially if the…
Powertrain · 27k vehicles
15V-427 Jul 6, 2015
Affected motorcycles have saddlebag mounting receptacles that may not adequately secure the saddlebags to the motorcycle
Equipment · 185k vehicles
15V-216 Apr 13, 2015
On July 31, 2015, Harley-Davidson expanded the recall to cover an additional 61,065 motorcycles
Powertrain · 107k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.