NHTSA Campaign 16V471000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 16V471000 covers 12 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: clutch assembly. The repair is free.
Harley-Davidson Motor Company filed the report for 16V471000 with NHTSA on June 27, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V471000, NHTSA lists up to 27,232 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 19, 2015 and February 22, 2016.
The 16V471000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V471000 were scheduled from July 19, 2016, 22 days after the report.
16V471000 covers 12 models from Harley-Davidson, model years 2016.
Owners of the model years 16V471000 covers have filed at least 10 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V471000 vehicles, the 2016 Harley-Davidson Flhtkse has the most (3).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V471000 ranks 14 of 39 Harley-Davidson Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 16V471000, Harley-Davidson Motor Company has 5 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 16V471000 was 15V216000, reported on April 13, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- 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.
- The risk
- 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.
- The fix
- 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. Owners may contact Harley-Davidson customer service at 1-800-258-2464. Harley-Davidson's number for this recall is 0169.
Reported June 27, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V471000 (12)
Harley-Davidson (12)
- 2016 Harley-Davidson Flhtcu
- 2016 Harley-Davidson Flhtk
- 2016 Harley-Davidson Flhtkl
- 2016 Harley-Davidson Flhtkse
- 2016 Harley-Davidson Flhtp
- 2016 Harley-Davidson FLHX
- 2016 Harley-Davidson Flhxs
- 2016 Harley-Davidson Flss
- 2016 Harley-Davidson Flstfbs
- 2016 Harley-Davidson Fltru
- 2016 Harley-Davidson Fltrx
- 2016 Harley-Davidson Fltrxs
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V471000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: June 27, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted