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Harley-Davidson Flhxs

Every Harley-Davidson Flhxs model year on file, 2015 to 2023. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years345 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years92015 to 2023

Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins575Summed across model years

By model year

The 2017 model year drew the most complaints, 7, 21% 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 Flhxs complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain

Engine and cooling

Fuel system

Structure

Suspension

Brakes

Electrical system

Steering

Speed control

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Harley-Davidson Flhxs 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 Flhxs by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Bulletins
2023	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	52
2022	Motorcycle	1	0.0	100	1	57
2021	Motorcycle	2	0.0	200	1	63
2020	Motorcycle	2	0.0	100	1	82
2019	Motorcycle	4	0.0	400	0	66
2018	Motorcycle	6	16.7	300	1	84
2017	Motorcycle	7	14.3	350	2	78
2016	Motorcycle	6	0.0	300	1	53
2015	Motorcycle	6	50.0	300	2	40

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

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Harley-Davidson Flhxs

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.