2022 Harley-Davidson Flhxs 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 2022 Harley-Davidson Flhxs, 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
- Body & structure1100.0%
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
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
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.
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
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