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NHTSA Safety Recalls

Harley-Davidson Flhxs Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 9 recall campaigns for the Harley-Davidson Flhxs, across 8 model years from 2014 to 2022. The 2014 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2022 (1).

Model years
8

2014–2022, with a recall

Recall campaigns
9
Most recalls
2014

5 recalls

Owner complaints
53

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 53 complaints with NHTSA about the Harley-Davidson Flhxs across 9 model years; the most, 17, concern the 2014.

Owners marked a crash on 5 of the Harley-Davidson Flhxs complaints (9%) and a fire on 0.

Across all Harley-Davidson Flhxs model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 18 complaints), then the engine (9).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Harley-Davidson Flhxs in 2019: 9, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Harley-Davidson Flhxs is power train: clutch assembly, in 7 model-year listings.

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

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2019 Harley-Davidson Flhxs, model year owners have filed complaints about.

Harley-Davidson Flhxs years to avoid

Too few Harley-Davidson Flhxs model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 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 Flhxs, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2022111not ranked
2021121not ranked
2020122not ranked
2019062not ranked
2018166not ranked
2017276not ranked
2016165not ranked
2015266not ranked
201451713not ranked

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

What gets recalled most on the Harley-Davidson Flhxs

  • POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY7
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS3
  • EQUIPMENT2
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1

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

Every Harley-Davidson Flhxs recall campaign (9)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Harley-Davidson Flhxs, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
22V781000October 18, 2022exterior lighting: brake lights2020–2022crash199,419
18V734000October 18, 2018power train: clutch assembly2017–2018crash177,636
17V333000May 22, 2017engine and engine cooling2017crash45,589
16V471000June 27, 2016power train: clutch assembly2016crash27,232
15V427000July 6, 2015equipment2014–2015crash185,272
15V216000April 13, 2015power train: clutch assembly2014–2015crash106,966
14V537000September 5, 2014power train: clutch assembly2014crash105,746
14V319000June 12, 2014service brakes, hydraulic2014crash66,421
13V515000October 17, 2013power train: clutch assembly2014crash19,597

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

Newest record on this page: October 4, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted