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Harley-Davidson FLHR Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 8 recall campaigns for the Harley-Davidson FLHR, across 8 model years from 2010 to 2020. The 2010 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2020 (1).

Model years
8

2010–2020, with a recall

Recall campaigns
8
Most recalls
2010

3 recalls

Owner complaints
72

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 72 complaints with NHTSA about the Harley-Davidson FLHR across 18 model years; the most, 14, concern the 2008.

Owners marked a crash on 8 of the Harley-Davidson FLHR complaints (11%) and a fire on 1.

Across all Harley-Davidson FLHR model years, owners name the service brakes most often (at least 13 complaints), then the electrical system (11).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Harley-Davidson FLHR in 2013: 8, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Harley-Davidson FLHR is exterior lighting: brake lights: switch, in 3 model-year listings.

The newest Harley-Davidson FLHR recall, 22V781000, was reported on October 18, 2022 and concerns the exterior lighting: brake lights.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2013 and 2019 Harley-Davidson FLHR, model years owners have filed complaints about.

Harley-Davidson FLHR years to avoid

Too few Harley-Davidson FLHR model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Harley-Davidson FLHR, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2020111not ranked
2019022not ranked
2018153not ranked
2017233not ranked
2015122not ranked
2014231not ranked
2013021not ranked
2012120not ranked
2011292not ranked
2010331not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Harley-Davidson FLHR years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Harley-Davidson FLHR

  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH3
  • EQUIPMENT2
  • POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY2
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING1
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS1
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1

Harley-Davidson FLHR model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Harley-Davidson FLHR recall campaign (8)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Harley-Davidson FLHR, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
22V781000October 18, 2022exterior lighting: brake lights2020crash199,419
18V734000October 18, 2018power train: clutch assembly2017–2018crash177,636
18V076000January 29, 2018service brakes, hydraulic: fluid2010–2011crash174,636
17V333000May 22, 2017engine and engine cooling2017crash45,589
15V427000July 6, 2015equipment2014–2015crash185,272
14V319000June 12, 2014service brakes, hydraulic2014crash66,421
11V506000October 19, 2011exterior lighting: brake lights: switch2010–2012crash250,757
09V457000December 1, 2009fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: mounting2010fire, injury and death111,569

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Harley-Davidson FLHR. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: July 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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