2017 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLTRX Recalls, Complaints & Safety

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

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.

Remedy: 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.

177,636 vehicles affected

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

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.

Remedy: 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.

45,589 vehicles affected

The auto compression release on the front cylinder came loose and stripped the hole in the head that it was screwed into. The caused the head to have to be replaced. The total bill was approximately $2000. This caused a sudden loss of power on the road as the engine effectively had a hole in the top of it. This put my life at risk if I was unable to pull over to the side of the road. I have read from multiple sources that this is happening fairly often. I have also spoke to 2 different mechanics who have said the same thing.

MY BIKE LEAKS HOT OIL OUT OF THE AIR CLEANER. THE HOT OIL HAS BURNED MY LEG AND OIL HAS GOTTEN ONTO THE RIGHT SADDLE BAG AND ONTO THE REAR TIRE CAUSING A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE DEALERSHIP FIRST SAID THERE WAS TOO MUCH OIL IN THE BIKE AFTER THE SAME DEALER CHANGED THE OIL. THE NEXT TIME I TOOK IT IN, THE SAID IT WAS A PINCHED BREATHER HOSE IN THE AIR INTAKE. THE 3RD TIME THE REPLACED THE BREATHER HOSE IN THE AIR INTAKE. THE 4TH TIME THEY SAID I WAS NOT RIDING HARD ENOUGH AND THE OIL THAT SHOULD BE SUCKING BACK INTO THE BREATHER WAS NOT DOING SO. THE 5TH TIME THEY SAID I WAS RIDING TOO HARD AND ENGINE BRAKING TOO MUCH. THE 6TH TIME THEY SAID TO RUN THE OIL LOW ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN THE FULL AND LOW LINES. THE PROBLEM IS NOT SOLVED AND I'M TIRED OF HOT OIL ALL OVER MY PAINT, CLOTHES AND REAR TIRE. *TR

1 injured

TRANSMISSION IS MIGRATING FLUID OVER TO THE PRIMARY.HAD TO ADD TRANS FLUID SINCE NEW.