- Vehicles
- 27,232
- Built between
- Jul 2015 – Mar 2016
- Models
- 14
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 19 July 2016
- Repaired
- 84%
- Unrepaired
- 4,442
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 2015 and March 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2016 Harley-Davidson FlhtcuBuilt July 2015 to March 2016
- 2016 Harley-Davidson FlhtculBuilt July 2015 to March 2016
- 2016 Harley-Davidson FlhtkBuilt July 2015 to March 2016
- 2016 Harley-Davidson FlhtklBuilt July 2015 to March 2016
- 2016 Harley-Davidson FlhtkseBuilt August 2015 to March 2016
- 2016 Harley-Davidson FlhtpBuilt August 2015 to February 2016
- 2016 Harley-Davidson FlhxBuilt July 2015 to March 2016
- 2016 Harley-Davidson FlhxsBuilt July 2015 to March 2016
- 2016 Harley-Davidson FlssBuilt July 2015 to March 2016
- 2016 Harley-Davidson FlstfbsBuilt July 2015 to March 2016
- 2016 Harley-Davidson FltruBuilt July 2015 to March 2016
- 2016 Harley-Davidson FltrxBuilt August 2015 to March 2016
- 2016 Harley-Davidson FltrxsBuilt August 2015 to March 2016
- 2016 Harley-Davidson FxseBuilt February 2016 to March 2016
Repair progress
4,442 of 27,232 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2017.
84% repaired — 22,780 of 27,232 reported
- Scrapped or exported
- 10
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 2016 Electric Glide Ultra Classic (FLHTCU), Electra Glide Ultra Classic Low (FLHTCUL), Ultra Limited Low (FLHTKL), Ultra Limited (FLHTK), CVO Street Glide (FLHXSE), Street Glide (FLHX), Street Glide Special (FLHXS), Road Glide Special (FLTRXS), Road Glide (FLTRX), Police Electra Glide (FLHTP), Road Glide Ultra (FLTRU), Fat Boy S (FLSTFBS), Softail Slim S (FLSS), and CVO Softail Pro Street Breakout (FXSE) 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 inspect the clutch master cylinder for the presence of gas in the fluid, if so, the dealer will flush the clutch system and rebuild the clutch master cylinder, free of charge. The recall began July 19, 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 2015 to March 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA27 June 2016
- Owners notified19 July 2016
- Latest repair reportQ4 2017 — 84% 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 27 June 2016.
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 0169.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 0169
- 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.