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2017 Harley-Davidson Fltrx 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 Aug 6, 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.
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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 11, 2017

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2017 Harley-Davidson Fltrx. 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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Engine
Filed Aug 6, 2023

The auto compression release on the front cylinder came loose and stripped the hole in the head that it was screwed into. The caused the head to have to be replaced. The total bill was approximately $2000. This caused a sudden loss of power on the road as the engine effectively had a hole in the top of it. This put my life at risk if I was unable to pull over to the side of the road. I have read from multiple sources that this is happening fairly often. I have also spoke to 2 different mechanics who have said the same thing.

NHTSA ID
11536776
Incident
Jun 23, 2023
Engine
Filed Jun 16, 2020
1 injury reported

MY BIKE LEAKS HOT OIL OUT OF THE AIR CLEANER. THE HOT OIL HAS BURNED MY LEG AND OIL HAS GOTTEN ONTO THE RIGHT SADDLE BAG AND ONTO THE REAR TIRE CAUSING A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE DEALERSHIP FIRST SAID THERE WAS TOO MUCH OIL IN THE BIKE AFTER THE SAME DEALER CHANGED THE OIL. THE NEXT TIME I TOOK IT IN, THE SAID IT WAS A PINCHED BREATHER HOSE IN THE AIR INTAKE. THE 3RD TIME THE REPLACED THE BREATHER HOSE IN THE AIR INTAKE. THE 4TH TIME THEY SAID I WAS NOT RIDING HARD ENOUGH AND THE OIL THAT SHOULD BE SUCKING BACK INTO THE BREATHER WAS NOT DOING SO. THE 5TH TIME THEY SAID I WAS RIDING TOO HARD AND ENGINE BRAKING TOO MUCH. THE 6TH TIME THEY SAID TO RUN THE OIL LOW ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN THE FULL AND LOW LINES. THE PROBLEM IS NOT SOLVED AND I'M TIRED OF HOT OIL ALL OVER MY PAINT, CLOTHES AND REAR TIRE. *TR

NHTSA ID
11329219
Incident
Jun 6, 2020
Mileage
250 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Aug 11, 2017

TRANSMISSION IS MIGRATING FLUID OVER TO THE PRIMARY.HAD TO ADD TRANS FLUID SINCE NEW.

NHTSA ID
11014680
Incident
Aug 1, 2016

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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