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2022 Harley-Davidson Flhxs 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 Jun 24, 2025
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 Jun 24, 2025

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2022 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.

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Body & structure
Filed Jun 24, 2025

The contact owns a 2022 Harley-Davidson FLHXS Street Glide Motorcycle. The contact stated that while riding on several occasions at speeds up to 70 MPH, the motorcycle experienced the death wobble. The motorcycle was taken to a dealer twice however, the failure was not replicated. The motorcycle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the frame was bent, and the frame needed to be replaced or corrected. The motorcycle was not repaired. Additionally, the contact stated that when the motorcycle was started, there was blue smoke coming from the exhaust. The motorcycle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be partially replaced. The motorcycle was repaired but the failure reoccurred six months later. The motorcycle was taken back to the dealer where it was determined that parts of the engine needed to be repaired or replaced. The motorcycle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 5,000.

NHTSA ID
11668819
Incident
Jun 7, 2022
Mileage
5,000 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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