1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2016 Harley-Davidson Fltrxs. Owners have filed 12 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Harley-Davidson dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2016 Harley-Davidson Fltrxs. Check your Fltrxs by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 12 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Harley-Davidson Fltrxs, reporting 1 crashes, 1 injuries. Harley-Davidson has issued at least 53 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Read Harley-Davidson Fltrxs owner complaints and bulletins, every year
Owners have filed 12 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Harley-Davidson Fltrxs. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“COMPLETE FAILURE OF HYDRAULIC CLUTCH. RECALL FOR CLUTCH PROBLEM WAS PERFORMED IN AUGUST OF 2017.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11084898
“Got caught in bad rain and both speedo and tach filled up with water. Bike completely shut down on highway doing 60mph (70 mph highway) and if I did not pull in on clutch, bike would have went down and I could have possibly lost my life.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11528593
“During a ride my speedometer/tachometer failed due to water intrusion. From what I have seen this is a very common issue. When this happened it caused me to loose my ABS, loss all other gauges.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11520573
“PURCHASED A MICHELIN COMMANDER 3 FRONT TIRES FOR MY [removed] GLIDE SPECIAL. RIDING HOME AFTER THE INSTALLATION THERE WAS A BUZZ/VIBRATION IN THE HANDLEBARS FROM 30 MPH TO 40. I CALLED MICHELIN AND THEY SAID TO HAVE THE BALANCE CHECKED AND THE WHEEL BEARINGS CHECKED. BOTH WERE FINE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11355321
“WHILE DRIVING HOME STOP FOR GAS. STARTED MOTORCYCLE BACK UP SPEEDOMETER, RPM GAUGE, VOLTAGE REGULATOR GAUGE AND GAS GAUGE AND NEUTRAL LIGHT INDICATOR ALL WENT OFF. BLINKER INDICATORS WE'RE NOT WORKING AS OF THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11338673
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Not every 2016 Harley-Davidson Fltrxs is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Harley-Davidson dealer.
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