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CarsLore / US recalls / 2018 / 18V734000

Recall 18V734000

Power train · Harley-Davidson Motor Company

18 Oct 2018reported to NHTSA
177,636vehicles potentially affected
20models · 36 model years
Noneowner advisory

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

ModelModel years
Harley-Davidson Flhp2017, 2018
Harley-Davidson Flhr2017, 2018
Harley-Davidson Flhrxs2017, 2018
Harley-Davidson Flhtcu2017, 2018
Harley-Davidson Flhtcutg2017, 2018
Harley-Davidson Flhtk2017, 2018
Harley-Davidson Flhtkl2017, 2018
Harley-Davidson Flhtkse2017, 2018
Harley-Davidson Flhtp2017, 2018
Harley-Davidson Flhx2017, 2018
Harley-Davidson Flhxs2017, 2018
Harley-Davidson Flhxse2017, 2018
Harley-Davidson Flrt2017, 2018
Harley-Davidson Flss2017
Harley-Davidson Flstfbs2017
Harley-Davidson Fltru2017, 2018
Harley-Davidson Fltrx2017, 2018
Harley-Davidson Fltrxs2017, 2018
Harley-Davidson Fltrxse2018
Harley-Davidson Fxse2017

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.

ModelYearComplaintsRecallsComplaints about power train
Harley-Davidson Flhp201702—
Harley-Davidson Flhp201801—
Harley-Davidson Flhr2017321
Harley-Davidson Flhr2018513
Harley-Davidson Flhrxs201712—
Harley-Davidson Flhrxs2018212
Harley-Davidson Flhtcu2017431
Harley-Davidson Flhtcu2018121
Harley-Davidson Flhtcutg20171315
Harley-Davidson Flhtcutg2018715
Harley-Davidson Flhtk2017826
Harley-Davidson Flhtk2018421
Harley-Davidson Flhtkl201712—
Harley-Davidson Flhtkl201822—
Harley-Davidson Flhtkse2017121
Harley-Davidson Flhtkse201812—
Harley-Davidson Flhtp201702—
Harley-Davidson Flhtp2018111
Harley-Davidson Flhx2017522
Harley-Davidson Flhx2018815
Harley-Davidson Flhxs2017723
Harley-Davidson Flhxs2018615
Harley-Davidson Flhxse2017613
Harley-Davidson Flhxse201801—
Harley-Davidson Flrt2017212
Harley-Davidson Flrt201801—
Harley-Davidson Flss2017211
Harley-Davidson Flstfbs2017111
Harley-Davidson Fltru2017321
Harley-Davidson Fltru201802—

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.

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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018