- Vehicles
- 12,733
- Built between
- Aug 2015 – Apr 2019
- Models
- 9
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 19 August 2019
- Repaired
- 11%
- Unrepaired
- 11,357
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 2015 and April 2019. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2017-2019 Harley-Davidson FlhtcuBuilt August 2015 to April 2019
- 2017-2019 Harley-Davidson FlhtculBuilt August 2015 to April 2019
- 2017-2019 Harley-Davidson FlhtkBuilt August 2015 to April 2019
- 2017-2019 Harley-Davidson Flhtk ANVBuilt August 2015 to April 2019
- 2017-2019 Harley-Davidson FlhtklBuilt August 2015 to April 2019
- 2016-2019 Harley-Davidson FlhtkseBuilt August 2015 to April 2019
- 2016-2019 Harley-Davidson Flhtkse ANVBuilt August 2015 to April 2019
- 2017-2019 Harley-Davidson FltruBuilt August 2015 to April 2019
- 2016-2019 Harley-Davidson FltruseBuilt August 2015 to April 2019
Repair progress
11,357 of 12,733 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2021.
11% repaired — 1,376 of 12,733 reported
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 Touring and CVO Touring motorcycles, including 2017-2019 FLHTCU, FLHTCUL, FLHTK ANV, FLHTKL, FLTRU, FLHTK, and 2016-2019 FLHTKSE, FLHTKSE ANV, and FLTRUSE models equipped with a Harley-Davidson Detachable Tour-Pak Luggage Conversion Kit (Part numbers 53000291, 53000291A, and 53000567). The kit did not include replacement rear red reflectors for the ones that are eliminated by installing this kit. As such, these motorcycles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
What could happen
Without the rear red reflectors, the motorcycle has reduced visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Harley-Davidson has notified owners, and dealers will install the replacement reflectors, free of charge. The recall began August 19, 2019.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 2015 to April 2019
- Recall reported to NHTSA5 August 2019
- Owners notified19 August 2019
- Latest repair reportQ2 2021 — 11% 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 5 August 2019.
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 0629.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 0629
- Recalling manufacturer
- Harley-Davidson Motor Company
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 108
- 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.