Recall Register

2017 Harley-Davidson FLHR: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2017 Harley-Davidson FLHR. The newest campaign is 18V734000. NHTSA received the report on 18 Oct 2018. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Clutch Assembly. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 18V734000, in the NHTSA record

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.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 223,225 units in total.

  1. 18V734000Received . 177,636 units.

    Power Train / Clutch Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the clutch cannot be disengaged it can result in a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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.

    Report filed by Harley-Davidson Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 0173. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 17V333000Received . 45,589 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) is recalling certain 2017 Electric Glide Ultra Classic (FLHTCU), Police Electra Glide (FLHTP), Police Road King (FLHP), Road King (FLHR), Road King Special (FLHRXS), Street Glide (FLHX), Street Glide Special (FLHXS), Road Glide (FLTRX), and Road Glide Special (FLTRXS) motorcycles. In the affected motorcycles, a clamp used to secure an engine oil cooler line may have been improperly installed.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The incorrectly installed clamp may result in the engine oil cooler line detaching, causing a sudden loss of oil, potentially into the path of the rear tire, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and correct the oil cooler line clamps, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on June 6, 2017. Owners may contact Harley-Davidson customer service at 1-800-258-2464. Harley-Davidson's number for this recall is 0170.

    Report filed by Harley-Davidson Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 0170. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19950
  2. 19970
  3. 19991
  4. 20011
  5. 20021
  6. 20031
  7. 20050
  8. 20070
  9. 20082
  10. 20093
  11. 20103
  12. 20112
  13. 20121
  14. 20142
  15. 20151
  16. 20172
  17. 20181
  18. 20201
  19. 20211
  20. 20221

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2017 Harley-Davidson FLHR: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/harley-davidson/flhr/2017/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Harley-Davidson Motor Company

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2017 Harley-Davidson FLHR?
223,225 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Harley-Davidson FLHR have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 12 recall campaigns for the Harley-Davidson FLHR, model years 1995 to 2022. 2 of them name the 2017 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2017 Harley-Davidson FLHR open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.