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2017 Harley-Davidson Flhx Owner Complaints

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

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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.
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Latest Apr 24, 2019
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.
2
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.
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Reports on file since Aug 11, 2017

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2017 Harley-Davidson Flhx. 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

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Electrical
Filed Apr 24, 2019
Fire reported

MY 2018 HARLEY DAVIDSON CAUGHT ON FIRE WHEN I WENT TO GO RESTART THE BIKE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT THE FIRE OUT AND LATER DETERMINED IT WAS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. HARLEY DAVISON DOES NOT WANT TO COVER THE FIVE YEAR WARRANTY ON THE BIKE PERIOD.I HAD A FIRE ANALYSIS DONE BY A PRIVATE COMPANY AND THEY DETERMINE THE FUSE PANEL COST ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION, I HAVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT AND ALSO THAT IN THE PINDINGT CORPORATION WHO DID THE FIRE ANALYSIS.

NHTSA ID
11203329
Incident
Apr 1, 2018
Mileage
423 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Apr 4, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HARLEY-DAVIDSON STREET GLIDE (FLHX). THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V734000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ABC HARLEY-DAVIDSON (4405 HIGHLAND RD, WATERFORD TWP, MI 48328, (248) 674-3175) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID
11193825
Incident
Oct 18, 2018
Engine
Filed Sep 10, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHX. UPON CHECKING THE OIL, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE DIP STICK. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE OIL HAD TRANSFERRED TO THE PRIMARY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN THE ENGINE STALLING. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO BROTHERS HARLEY-DAVIDSON INC (LOCATED AT 557 W MAIN ST, BRANFORD, CT) WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED AND A TSB WAS PERFORMED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,854. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

NHTSA ID
11128397
Incident
Sep 5, 2018
Mileage
6,854 mi
Electrical
Filed May 12, 2018
Fire reported

I BOUGHTA 2017 HARLEY DAVIDSON WITH A TWO YEAR MANUFACTURER WARRANTY AND I ALSO PURCHASED ADDITIONAL FIVE YEARS.ON EASTER SUNDAY THE BIKE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHEN I WENT TO GO RESTART THE BIKE.THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT THE FIRE OUT AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A ELECTRICALMALFUNCTION.HARLEY DAVIDSON DON'T WANT TO COVER THE BIKE.THE BIKE WAS PARK IN THE GARAGE.

NHTSA ID
11093489
Incident
Apr 1, 2018
Mileage
1,200 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Aug 11, 2017

WHILE DRIVING LONG DISTANCES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, TRANSMISSION LUBRICANT IS TRANSFERRING TO THE PRIMARY CHAINCASE, CAUSING THE PRIMARY CHAINCASE TO OVERFILL. IF NOT DETECTED IMMEDIATELY BY VERIFYING FLUID LEVEL, THIS CAN CAUSE TRANSMISSION AND/OR CLUTCH DAMAGE.

NHTSA ID
11014685
Incident
Aug 5, 2017
Mileage
8,000 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.

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