- Vehicles
- 185,272
- Built between
- May 2013 – May 2015
- Models
- 15
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 30 July 2015
- Repaired
- 81%
- Unrepaired
- 35,684
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 2013 and May 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2014-2015 Harley-Davidson FlhpBuilt August 2013 to May 2015
- 2014-2015 Harley-Davidson FlhrBuilt May 2013 to May 2015
- 2014 Harley-Davidson FlhrseBuilt May 2013 to June 2014
- 2014-2015 Harley-Davidson FlhtcuBuilt May 2013 to May 2015
- 2015 Harley-Davidson FlhtculBuilt July 2014 to May 2015
- 2014-2015 Harley-Davidson FlhtkBuilt May 2013 to May 2015
- 2015 Harley-Davidson FlhtklBuilt July 2014 to May 2015
- 2014-2015 Harley-Davidson FlhtkseBuilt May 2013 to May 2015
- 2014-2015 Harley-Davidson FlhtpBuilt May 2013 to May 2015
- 2014-2015 Harley-Davidson FlhxBuilt May 2013 to May 2015
- 2014-2015 Harley-Davidson FlhxsBuilt June 2013 to May 2015
- 2015 Harley-Davidson FlhxseBuilt July 2014 to May 2015
- 2015 Harley-Davidson FltruseBuilt May 2014 to May 2015
- 2015 Harley-Davidson FltrxBuilt July 2014 to May 2015
- 2015 Harley-Davidson FltrxsBuilt July 2014 to May 2015
Repair progress
35,684 of 185,272 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2017.
81% repaired — 149,553 of 185,272 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 8
- Scrapped or exported
- 27
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) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Road King (FLHR), Street Glide (FLHX), Street Glide Special (FLHXS), Electra Glide Ultra Classic (FLHTCU), Ultra Limited (FLHTK), Police Road King (FLHP), Police Electra Glide (FLHTP), CVO Ultra Limited (FLHTKSE), 2014 CVO Road King (FLHRSE), and 2015 Electra Glide Ultra Classic Low (FLHTCUL), Ultra Limited Low (FLHTKL), Road Glide (FLTRX), Road Glide Special (FLTRXS), CVO Street Glide (FLHXSE), and CVO Road Glide Ultra (FLTRUSE) motorcycles. The affected motorcycles have saddlebag mounting receptacles that may not adequately secure the saddlebags to the motorcycle.
What could happen
If a saddlebag is not adequately secured, it may separate from the motorcycle while riding, creating a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected saddlebag mounting receptacles with updated receptacles, free of charge. The recall began on July 30, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 2013 to May 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA6 July 2015
- Owners notified30 July 2015
- Latest repair reportQ1 2017 — 81% 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 6 July 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 0166.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 0166
- 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.