- Vehicles
- 177,636
- Built between
- Mar 2017 – Jun 2018
- Models
- 20
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 5 November 2018
- Repaired
- 79%
- Unrepaired
- 37,331
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2017 and June 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2017-2018 Harley-Davidson FlhpBuilt March 2017 to June 2018
- 2017-2018 Harley-Davidson FlhrBuilt March 2017 to June 2018
- 2017-2018 Harley-Davidson FlhrxsBuilt March 2017 to June 2018
- 2017-2018 Harley-Davidson FlhtcuBuilt March 2017 to June 2018
- 2017-2018 Harley-Davidson FlhtcutgBuilt March 2017 to June 2018
- 2017-2018 Harley-Davidson FlhtkBuilt March 2017 to June 2018
- 2017-2018 Harley-Davidson FlhtklBuilt March 2017 to June 2018
- 2017-2018 Harley-Davidson FlhtkseBuilt March 2017 to June 2018
- 2017-2018 Harley-Davidson FlhtpBuilt March 2017 to June 2018
- 2017-2018 Harley-Davidson FlhxBuilt March 2017 to June 2018
- 2017-2018 Harley-Davidson FlhxsBuilt March 2017 to June 2018
- 2017-2018 Harley-Davidson FlhxseBuilt March 2017 to June 2018
- 2017-2018 Harley-Davidson FlrtBuilt March 2017 to June 2018
- 2017 Harley-Davidson FlssBuilt March 2017 to June 2018
- 2017 Harley-Davidson FlstfbsBuilt March 2017 to June 2018
- 2017-2018 Harley-Davidson FltruBuilt March 2017 to June 2018
- 2017-2018 Harley-Davidson FltrxBuilt March 2017 to June 2018
- 2017-2018 Harley-Davidson FltrxsBuilt March 2017 to June 2018
- 2018 Harley-Davidson FltrxseBuilt March 2017 to June 2018
- 2017 Harley-Davidson FxseBuilt March 2017 to June 2018
Repair progress
37,331 of 177,636 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2020.
79% repaired — 140,277 of 177,636 reported
- Scrapped or exported
- 28
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 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.
What could happen
If the clutch cannot be disengaged it can result in a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
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.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2017 to June 2018
- Recall reported to NHTSA18 October 2018
- Owners notified5 November 2018
- Latest repair reportQ3 2020 — 79% 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 18 October 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 0173.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 0173
- 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.