- Vehicles
- 106,966
- Built between
- Apr 2014 – Jul 2015
- Models
- 13
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 23 April 2015
- Repaired
- 87%
- Unrepaired
- 14,360
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 2014 and July 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2014 Harley-Davidson FlhrseBuilt April 2014 to June 2014
- 2014-2015 Harley-Davidson FlhtcuBuilt April 2014 to July 2015
- 2014-2015 Harley-Davidson Flhtcu TCBuilt April 2014 to July 2015
- 2015 Harley-Davidson FlhtculBuilt April 2014 to July 2015
- 2015 Harley-Davidson Flhtcul TCBuilt April 2014 to July 2015
- 2014-2015 Harley-Davidson FlhtkBuilt April 2014 to July 2015
- 2015 Harley-Davidson FlhtklBuilt April 2014 to July 2015
- 2014-2015 Harley-Davidson FlhtpBuilt April 2014 to June 2015
- 2014-2015 Harley-Davidson FlhxBuilt April 2014 to July 2015
- 2014-2015 Harley-Davidson FlhxsBuilt April 2014 to July 2015
- 2014-2015 Harley-Davidson FlhxseBuilt April 2014 to July 2015
- 2015 Harley-Davidson FltrxBuilt April 2014 to October 2014
- 2015 Harley-Davidson FltrxsBuilt April 2014 to July 2015
Repair progress
14,360 of 106,966 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2016.
87% repaired — 92,585 of 106,966 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 3
- Scrapped or exported
- 18
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) notified the agency on April 9, 2015, that they are recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Electra Glide Ultra Classic (FLHTCU), Electra Glide Ultra Classic - Twin Cooled (FLHTCU TC), Ultra Limited (FLHTK), Police Electra Glide (FLHTP), Street Glide (FLHX), Street Glide Special (FLHXS), CVO Street Glide (FLHXSE), 2015 Electra Glide Ultra Classic Low (FLHTCUL), Ultra Limited Low (FLHTKL), Electra Glide Ultra Classic Low - Twin Cooled (FLHTCUL TC), Road Glide Special (FLTRXS), Road Glide (FLTRX), and 2014 CVO Road King (FLHRSE) motorcycles. On July 31, 2015, Harley-Davidson expanded the recall to cover an additional 61,065 motorcycles. In the affected motorcycles, the clutch master cylinder may lose the ability to generate enough lift to disengage the clutch, especially if the motorcycle has been parked for an extended period of time.
What could happen
When the engine is running and the motorcycle is in gear, if the clutch cannot be fully disengaged, the motorcycle may move unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and dealers will flush the clutch system and rebuild the clutch master cylinder, free of charge. The recall began April 23, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 2014 to July 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA13 April 2015
- Owners notified23 April 2015
- Latest repair reportQ4 2016 — 87% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 13 April 2015.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Harley-Davidson customer service at 1-800-258-2464. Harley-Davidson's number for this recall is 0165.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 0165
- Recalling manufacturer
- Harley-Davidson Motor Company
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.