- Vehicles
- 174,636
- Built between
- May 2006 – Jul 2011
- Models
- 31
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 14 February 2018
- Repaired
- 49%
- Unrepaired
- 87,956
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 2006 and July 2011. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2008-2011 Harley-Davidson FlhpBuilt July 2007 to July 2011
- 2008-2011 Harley-Davidson FlhpeBuilt August 2007 to June 2011
- 2008-2011 Harley-Davidson FlhrBuilt July 2007 to June 2011
- 2008-2010 Harley-Davidson FlhrcBuilt May 2006 to June 2010
- 2011 Harley-Davidson FLHRC103Built February 2010 to June 2011
- 2008 Harley-Davidson FLHRSE4Built March 2007 to June 2008
- 2008-2009 Harley-Davidson FlhtBuilt June 2007 to June 2009
- 2008-2011 Harley-Davidson FlhtcBuilt July 2007 to June 2011
- 2008-2011 Harley-Davidson FlhtcuBuilt March 2007 to June 2011
- 2008 Harley-Davidson FLHTCUSE3Built May 2007 to June 2008
- 2009 Harley-Davidson FLHTCUSE4Built June 2008 to June 2009
- 2010 Harley-Davidson FLHTCUSE5Built May 2009 to March 2010
- 2011 Harley-Davidson FLHTCUSE6Built April 2010 to June 2011
- 2010-2011 Harley-Davidson FlhtkBuilt October 2008 to June 2011
- 2008-2011 Harley-Davidson FlhtpBuilt July 2007 to June 2011
- 2008-2011 Harley-Davidson FlhxBuilt June 2007 to June 2011
- 2011 Harley-Davidson FLHX103Built February 2010 to June 2011
- 2010 Harley-Davidson FlhxseBuilt February 2009 to June 2010
- 2011 Harley-Davidson FLHXSE2Built February 2010 to June 2011
- 2008-2009 Harley-Davidson FltrBuilt June 2007 to June 2009
- 2009 Harley-Davidson FLTRSE3Built June 2008 to June 2009
- 2011 Harley-Davidson FLTRU103Built May 2010 to June 2011
- 2011 Harley-Davidson FltruseBuilt May 2010 to June 2011
- 2010-2011 Harley-Davidson FltrxBuilt March 2009 to June 2011
- 2011 Harley-Davidson FLTRX103Built February 2010 to June 2011
- 2009-2010 Harley-Davidson VrscawBuilt March 2008 to May 2010
- 2008 Harley-Davidson VrscawaBuilt September 2006 to April 2008
- 2008 Harley-Davidson VrscdaBuilt June 2007 to May 2008
- 2009-2011 Harley-Davidson VrscdxBuilt June 2008 to June 2011
- 2008 Harley-Davidson VrscdxaBuilt March 2007 to June 2008
- 2009-2011 Harley-Davidson VrscfBuilt March 2008 to June 2011
Repair progress
87,956 of 174,636 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2019.
49% repaired — 86,160 of 174,636 reported
- Scrapped or exported
- 520
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 all 2008-2011 Touring, CVO Touring and VSRC motorcycles equipped with anti-lock brakes (ABS), including Road King (FLHR), Road King Police (EFI) (FLHP), Road King Police (EFI) (FLHPE), Electra Glide Standard Police (EFI) (FLHTP), Electra Glide Classic (EFI) (FLHTC), Electra Glide Ultra Classic (EFI) (FLHTCU) and Street Glide (EFI) (FLHX), 2008 VROD (VRSCAWA), CVO Road King 4 (FLHRSE4), Night Rod (VRSCDA), CVO Ultra Classic 3 (FLHTCUSE3), Night Rod Special (VRSCDXA), 2008-2010 Road King Classic (EFI) (FLHRC), 2008-2009 Road Glide (EFI) (FLTR) and Electra Glide Standard (EFI) (FLHT), 2009-2010 V-Rod (VRSCAW), 2009 CVO Ultra Classic (FLHTCUSE4) and CVO Road Glide 3 (FLTRSE3), 2009-2011 Night Rod Special (VRSCDX) and V-Rod Muscle (VRSCF), 2010 CVO Ultra Classic 5 (FLHTCUSE5) and CVO Street Glide (FLHXSE), 2010-2011 Electra Glide Ultra Limited (FLHTK) and Road Glide Custom (FLTRX), 2011 Road Glide Ultra 103 (FLTRU103), Street Glide 103 (FLHX103), Road King Classic 103 (FLHRC103), CVO Ultra Classic 6 (FLHTCUSE6), CVO Road Glide Ultra (FLTRUSE), Road Glide Custom 103 (FLTRX103), and CVO Street Glide 2 (FLHXSE2) motorcycles. Deposits may form on components within the brake system if the DOT 4 brake fluid is not replaced for a prolonged period of time beyond the 2-year maintenance schedule specified in the Owners Manual.
What could happen
These deposits may cause a valve within the ABS Hydraulic Control Unit to stick, reducing braking ability and increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and dealers will flush the entire brake system with new Platinum Label DOT 4 brake fluid, free of charge. The recall began on February 14, 2018.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 2006 to July 2011
- Recall reported to NHTSA29 January 2018
- Owners notified14 February 2018
- Latest repair reportQ4 2019 — 49% 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 29 January 2018.
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 0171.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 0171
- Recalling manufacturer
- Harley-Davidson Motor Company
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
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.