NHTSA Safety Recalls
Harley-Davidson Flhtk Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 12 recall campaigns for the Harley-Davidson Flhtk, across 12 model years from 2010 to 2022. The 2014 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2022 (1).
- Model years
- 12
- Recall campaigns
- 12
- Most recalls
- 2014
- Owner complaints
- 161
2010–2022, with a recall
5 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 161 complaints with NHTSA about the Harley-Davidson Flhtk across 14 model years; the most, 37, concern the 2014.
Owners marked a crash on 9 of the Harley-Davidson Flhtk complaints (6%) and a fire on 1.
Across all Harley-Davidson Flhtk model years, owners name the service brakes most often (at least 60 complaints), then the power train (29).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Harley-Davidson Flhtk in 2018: 21, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Harley-Davidson Flhtk is power train: clutch assembly, in 7 model-year listings.
The newest Harley-Davidson Flhtk 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 Harley-Davidson Flhtk, model year owners have filed complaints about.
Harley-Davidson Flhtk years to avoid
Too few Harley-Davidson Flhtk model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 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
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2017 | 2 | 8 | 8 | not ranked |
| 2016 | 1 | 10 | 6 | not ranked |
| 2015 | 2 | 10 | 8 | not ranked |
| 2014 | 5 | 37 | 33 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 0 | 14 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2012 | 1 | 19 | 6 | not ranked |
| 2011 | 2 | 20 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2010 | 3 | 29 | 13 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Harley-Davidson Flhtk years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Harley-Davidson Flhtk
- POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY7
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS3
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH3
- VISIBILITY3
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID2
- EQUIPMENT2
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING1
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1
Harley-Davidson Flhtk model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Harley-Davidson Flhtk recall campaign (12)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22V781000October 18, 2022 | exterior lighting: brake lights | 2020–2022 | crash | 199,419 |
| 19V574000August 5, 2019 | visibility | 2017–2019 | crash | 12,733 |
| 18V734000October 18, 2018 | power train: clutch assembly | 2017–2018 | crash | 177,636 |
| 18V076000January 29, 2018 | service brakes, hydraulic: fluid | 2010–2011 | crash | 174,636 |
| 16V471000June 27, 2016 | power train: clutch assembly | 2016 | crash | 27,232 |
| 15V427000July 6, 2015 | equipment | 2014–2015 | crash | 185,272 |
| 15V216000April 13, 2015 | power train: clutch assembly | 2014–2015 | crash | 106,966 |
| 14V537000September 5, 2014 | power train: clutch assembly | 2014 | crash | 105,746 |
| 14V319000June 12, 2014 | service brakes, hydraulic | 2014 | crash | 66,421 |
| 13V515000October 17, 2013 | power train: clutch assembly | 2014 | crash | 19,597 |
| 11V506000October 19, 2011 | exterior lighting: brake lights: switch | 2010–2012 | crash | 250,757 |
| 09V457000December 1, 2009 | fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: mounting | 2010 | fire, injury and death | 111,569 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Harley-Davidson Flhtk. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: July 27, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted