2018 Harley-Davidson Flfb Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2018 Harley-Davidson Flfb, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Driver assistance150.0%
- Fuel system150.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FAT BOY (FLFB). WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE CONTACT SWITCHED GEARS TO DOWNSHIFT AND BRAKE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SHATTERED HIS FEMUR AND INJURED HIS LEFT KNEE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW IF THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, IT WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
BOUGHT BRAND NEW HARLEY DAVIDSON 2018 FLFB HAD A BAD FUEL LEAK COMING FROM VENT TUBE TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FUX. THEY CALLED HARLEY THEY TOLD THEM TO PUT NEW FUEL PUMP IN AND IT WORKED FOR TWO WEEKS PROBLEM IS NOW BACK AND THEY SAY THAT A FUEL LEAK IS NORMAL AND THEY DON'T HAVE A FIX FOR IT YET. AFRAID TO RIDE IT I'M AFFRAID THAT IT'S GONNA CATCH ON FIRE WILE I'M RIDING THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .