RoadVitals

2014 Harley-Davidson Flhtcutg Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

Data refreshed

Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
5
Latest Dec 8, 2023
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jan 24, 2015

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2014 Harley-Davidson Flhtcutg. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–5 of 5

Brakes
Filed Dec 8, 2023

The contact owns a 2014 Harley-Davidson FLHTCUTG Tri Glide Ultra. The contact stated that while riding at an undisclosed speed, the rear brake pedal was depressed but failed to operate as intended. The motorcycle failed to stop immediately. The contact downshifted and applied the lever on the handlebar to activate the front brake. The motorcycle was able to come to a stop. The motorcycle was taken to an independent mechanic, who related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V750000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact was informed that the rear brake master cylinder needed to be replaced. The motorcycle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

NHTSA ID
11559110
Incident
Nov 8, 2023
Mileage
55,000 mi
Filed Jun 14, 2022
Crash reported

On 15 April 2022 was riding my 2014 Tri glide on the highway way, as I was riding the bike pulled to the right causing me to go off the highway and into an embankment, dealership stated looked at bike and saw nothing wrong. You can push the bike and will still pull right.

NHTSA ID
11469231
Incident
Apr 15, 2022
BrakesElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Apr 26, 2019

BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON

NHTSA ID
11203862
Incident
Apr 21, 2019
Mileage
9,980 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Dec 20, 2018

CLUTCH FAILED TO DISENGAGE. AFTER 1/2 HOUR COOL DOWN IT WORKED NORMALLY . THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER RIDING 100 MILES , COOLED DOWN THEN HAPPENED AFTER 40 MILES COOL DOWN THEN NORMAL FOR 30 MILES. INABILITY TO DOWNSHIFT ON MOTORCYCLE IS DANGEROUS. MY MECHANIC SAID THE FLUID WAS NORMAL LEVEL BUT HAD OVERHEATED AND COULDN'T MAINTAIN THE PRESSURE NEEDED TO OPERATE A HYDRAULIC CLUTCH. I APPROACHED BIG ST CHARLES HARLEY DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY VIN # WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST THAT ONLY 2017/2018 MODELS WERE ON THE RECALL LIST. I KNOW MY TRIKE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED BUT HOW DO I PROCEED? THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR SLOWING TO EXIT HIGHWAY

NHTSA ID
11162661
Incident
Jul 7, 2018
Mileage
15,000 mi
Engine
Filed Jan 24, 2015

AFTER PAYING OVER $400 TO GET THE PIPES REBUILT BY HARLEY TO TAKE CARE OF THE HEAT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MOTOR I LEFT FOR TEXAS FROM OHIO (I'M 72 YEARS OLD).. THE MOTOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE WAS SO HOT I HAD TO BUY A SCARF TO WET AND PUT ON THE INSIDE OF MY PANTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE TO KEEP MY LEG FROM BURNING... HAS HARLEY DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THAT PROBLEM.. AND WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THERE PROBLEM.. ALMOST EVERYONE I KNOW COMPLAINS ABOUT THAT HEAT PROBLEM.. I LOVE MY TRIKE AND IT RIDES SO NICE.. WE BOUGHT IT NEW.. IT'S THE TAN AND BROWN ONE.. HOWEVER THIS NEXT WEEKEND IS THE BIG MOTORCYCLE SHOW IN CLEVELAND OHIO AND WE ARE GOING TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER MAKER OF MOTORCYCLES... I WOULD LOVE TO STAY WITH HARLEY BUT WOULD RATHER HAVE A TRIKE THAT I CAN RIDE WITHOUT HAVING TO CARRY WATER TO KEEP MY RIGHT LEG WET BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME HEAT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10678720
Incident
Aug 9, 2014
Mileage
9,000 mi

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.

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .