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NHTSA Campaign 18V734000

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

NHTSA campaign 18V734000 covers 30 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 18V734000 with NHTSA on October 18, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 18V734000, NHTSA lists up to 177,636 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 16, 2017 and June 28, 2018.

The 18V734000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 18V734000 were scheduled from November 5, 2018, 18 days after the report.

18V734000 covers 19 models from Harley-Davidson, model years 2017–2018.

Owners of the model years 18V734000 covers have filed at least 62 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 18V734000 vehicles, the 2017 Harley-Davidson Flhtk has the most (6).

By potentially affected vehicles, 18V734000 ranks 3 of 39 Harley-Davidson Motor Company recalls on this site.

Besides 18V734000, Harley-Davidson Motor Company has 5 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 18V734000 was 16V471000, reported on June 27, 2016.

What this recall covers

The defect
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.
The risk
If the clutch cannot be disengaged it can result in a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
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. Owners may contact Harley-Davidson customer service at 1-800-258-2464. Harley-Davidson's number for this recall is 0173.

Reported October 18, 2018

Vehicles covered by 18V734000 (30)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V734000, 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: October 18, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted