The defect
Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Police Road King (FLHP), Road King (FLHR), Road King Special (FLHRXS), Electra Glide Ultra Classic (FLHTCU), Ultra Limited (FLHTK), Ultra Limited Low (FLHTKL), Ultra Limited Shrine (FLHTK SHRINE), Police Electra Glide (FLHTP), Street Glide (FLHX), Street Glide Special (FLHXS), Road Glide Ultra (FLTRU), Road Glide (FLTRX), Road Glide Special (FLTRXS), Freewheeler (FLRT), Tri Glide Ultra (FLHTCUTG), CVO Limited (FLHTKSE) and CVO Street Glide (FLHXSE) motorcycles, 2017 Softail Slim S (FLSS), Fat Boy S (FLSTFBS) and CVO Pro Street Breakout (FXSE) motorcycles, 2018 115th Anniversary Ultra Limited (FLHTK ANV), 115th Anniversary Street Glide (FLHX ANV), 115th Anniversary Street Glide Special (FLHXS ANX), 115th Anniversary Tri Glide Ultra (FLHTCUTG ANV), 115th Anniversary CVO Limited (FLHTKSE ANV) and CVO Road Glide (FLTRXSE) motorcycles. The secondary clutch actuator cylinder may leak fluid internally and the clutch master cylinder may lose the ability to generate enough lift to disengage the clutch.
The risk
If the clutch cannot be disengaged it can result in a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and dealers will install a new secondary clutch actuator piston assembly, free of charge. The recall began November 5, 2018. Owners may contact Harley-Davidson customer service at 1-800-258-2464. Harley-Davidson's number for this recall is 0173.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson Flhp | 2017, 2018 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhr | 2017, 2018 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhrxs | 2017, 2018 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhtcu | 2017, 2018 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhtcutg | 2017, 2018 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhtk | 2017, 2018 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhtkl | 2017, 2018 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhtkse | 2017, 2018 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhtp | 2017, 2018 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhx | 2017, 2018 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhxs | 2017, 2018 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhxse | 2017, 2018 |
| Harley-Davidson Flrt | 2017, 2018 |
| Harley-Davidson Flss | 2017 |
| Harley-Davidson Flstfbs | 2017 |
| Harley-Davidson Fltru | 2017, 2018 |
| Harley-Davidson Fltrx | 2017, 2018 |
| Harley-Davidson Fltrxs | 2017, 2018 |
| Harley-Davidson Fltrxse | 2018 |
| Harley-Davidson Fxse | 2017 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson Flhp | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhp | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhr | 2017 | 3 | 2 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhr | 2018 | 5 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhrxs | 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhrxs | 2018 | 2 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhtcu | 2017 | 4 | 3 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhtcu | 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhtcutg | 2017 | 13 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhtcutg | 2018 | 7 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhtk | 2017 | 8 | 2 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhtk | 2018 | 4 | 2 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhtkl | 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhtkl | 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhtkse | 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhtkse | 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhtp | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhtp | 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhx | 2017 | 5 | 2 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhx | 2018 | 8 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhxs | 2017 | 7 | 2 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhxs | 2018 | 6 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhxse | 2017 | 6 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson Flhxse | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson Flrt | 2017 | 2 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson Flrt | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson Flss | 2017 | 2 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson Flstfbs | 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| Harley-Davidson Fltru | 2017 | 3 | 2 |
| Harley-Davidson Fltru | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
Other power train recalls in 2018
44 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the power train; Harley-Davidson Motor Company filed 42 campaigns in all.
| 18V944000 31 Dec 2018 | Arcimoto Inc |
| 18V931000 21 Dec 2018 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 18V903000 19 Dec 2018 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 18V901000 19 Dec 2018 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 18V889000 14 Dec 2018 | Autocar, LLC |
| 18V885000 12 Dec 2018 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 18V884000 12 Dec 2018 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 18V879000 11 Dec 2018 | Forest River, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018