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 4, 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.
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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 8, 2018
What this page shows
Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2018 Harley-Davidson Flhxs. 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 1–6 of 6
Powertrain (other)
Filed Apr 4, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HARLEY-DAVIDSON STREET GLIDE SPECIAL (FLHXS). 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. NORTH COUNTRY HARLEY-DAVIDSON (LOCATED AT 3099 NORTH BELFAST AVENUE, AUGUSTA, ME 04330, (207) 622-7994) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
NHTSA ID
11193768
Incident
Nov 5, 2018
Powertrain (other)
Filed Mar 13, 2019
Crash reported1 injury reported
DRIVING AROUND A CURVE IN THE STATE BACK ROAD (35-40MPH MAX) AND LOST CONTROL OF MOTORCYCLE; CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. I CAN PROVIDE BETTER DETAILS AND PHOTOS.
NHTSA ID
11186605
Incident
Apr 30, 2018
Mileage
40 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Mar 13, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HARLEY-DAVIDSON STREET GLIDE (FLHXS). THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V734000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. BERT'S BARRACUDA HARLEY-DAVIDSON (2805 54TH AVE N, ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33714, (727) 527-9672) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VINE TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE...*BF CONSUMER STATED RECALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED NO ACTION IS NEEDED.*JB
NHTSA ID
11186577
Incident
Nov 5, 2018
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jan 16, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HARLEY-DAVIDSON STREET GLIDE SPECIAL (FLHXS). THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V734000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. DESTINATION HARLEY-DAVIDSON (LOCATED AT 2302 PACIFIC HWY E, TACOMA, WA 98424, (253) 922-3700) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
NHTSA ID
11170373
Incident
Nov 5, 2018
EnginePowertrain (other)
Filed Jan 5, 2019
I RECEIVED A NOTICE ON NOV.05, 2018 HARLEY DAVIDSON RECALL NO. 0173 NHTSA RECALL NO. 18V734. I WENT APPROXIMATELY ON NOV. 17, 2018 TO DROP OFF THE MOTORCYCLE AT ONE OF THE LOCAL HARLEY DEALERSHIPS IN GARLAND TX. AND WAS TOLD BY ONE OF THE TECHNICIANS THAT I WOULD HAVE TO GET ON THE LIST AND THAT I WOULD BE CALLED WHEN IT CAME MY TURN DUE TO THEM NOT HAVING THE PARTS NEEDED TO FIX THE RECALL. I WENT BACK ON 18TH OF DEC. 2018 AND ASKED ONE OF THE TECHNICIANS IF HE HAD ANY IDEA ON THE WAIT AND FOR THE FIX. HE SAID HE COULDN'T GIVE ME AN ANSWER. HE SAID THERE WERE 59 PPL AHEAD OF ME AND THAT IT COULD TAKE UP TO 2 MORE MONTHS BEFORE IT BECAME MY TURN. SO I ASKED IF I COULD GET A LOANER SINCE I AM STILL PAYING ON SOMETHING THAT I CANT USE DUE TO THE RECALL (INTERNAL TRANSMISSION LEAKAGE THAT MAY CAUSE A CRASH) AND HE SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO CALL HARLEY DAVIDSON CORPORATE. I CALLED HD CORPORATE AND THEY TOLD ME TO GET WITH THE DEALERSHIP, AND THAT I SHOULD STILL BE ABLE TO RIDE MY BIKE. I TOLD JOE (GUY AT HD CORPORATE) THAT I WASN'T GOING TO RIDE IT BECAUSE THE SERVICE TECH AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID HE WOULDN'T RECOMMEND RIDING IT, SO BASICALLY THE RUN AROUND. I AM REACHING OUT TO Y'ALL TO SEE IF I CAN REQUEST A LEMON LAW ON THIS MOTORCYCLE SINCE I AM STILL PAYING ON IT AND CAN'T ENJOY IT DUE TO THEIR UNTIMELY SOLUTION . THANK YOU IN ADVANCE, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM
NHTSA ID
11165402
Incident
Dec 17, 2018
Brakes
Filed Aug 8, 2018
I EXPERIENCED A FRONT BRAKE LOCK-UP THAT THREW ME OFF THE BIKE, AND ALMOST GOT RAN OVER BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. IT SEEMED THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE CALIPERS, BUT DON'T KNOW FOR SURE. I WAS GOING AT 20 MILES PER HOUR AS WAS STARTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AS THE BIKE IS BRAND NEW, AND THEY CAME AND PICKED IT UP UNDER THE WARRANTY.
NHTSA ID
11118656
Incident
Aug 8, 2018
Mileage
1 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.