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2016 Harley-Davidson Flstfbs

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Service Brakes1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Power Train › Clutch Assembly16V471000
Filed Jun 27, 201627,232 vehiclesHarley-Davidson Motor Company

Defect. Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) is recalling certain model year 2016 Electric Glide Ultra Classic (FLHTCU), Electra Glide Ultra Classic Low (FLHTCUL), Ultra Limited Low (FLHTKL), Ultra Limited (FLHTK), CVO Street Glide (FLHXSE), Street Glide (FLHX), Street Glide Special (FLHXS), Road Glide Special (FLTRXS), Road Glide (FLTRX), Police Electra Glide (FLHTP), Road Glide Ultra (FLTRU), Fat Boy S (FLSTFBS), Softail Slim S (FLSS), and CVO Softail Pro Street Breakout (FXSE) motorcycles. In the affected motorcycles, the clutch master cylinder may lose the ability to generate enough lift to disengage the clutch, especially if the motorcycle has been parked for an extended period of time.

Risk. When the engine is running and the motorcycle is in gear, if the clutch cannot be fully disengaged, the motorcycle may move unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the clutch master cylinder for the presence of gas in the fluid, if so, the dealer will flush the clutch system and rebuild the clutch master cylinder, free of charge. The recall began July 19, 2016. Owners may contact Harley-Davidson customer service at 1-800-258-2464. Harley-Davidson's number for this recall is 0169.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Service Brakes
Filed Aug 3, 20161,067 milesOR

I DID A 300-MILE MOTORCYCLE TRIP OVER THE WEEKEND, JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND I TOOK MY NEW MOTORCYCLE IN FOR ITS 1000 MILE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE MONDAY. WHEN DROPPING IT OFF, I NOTICED THE REAR BRAKE FELT A LITTLE SOFTER THAN BEFORE, BUT WAS STILL OPERABLE. WHEN I RETURNED TO PICK UP MY MOTORCYCLE ON TUESDAY, UPON COMPLETION OF THE SERVICE, THE MAINTENANCE TECH SHOWED ME HOW THE REAR MASTER CYLINDER WAS CRACKED AND UNABLE TO HOLD BRAKE FLUID. ADDITIONALLY, HE SHOWED ME THAT THE PART WAS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2017
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20171100Routine
2016 — this page1100Routine

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Other Harley-Davidson models

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Flhtcu 276Flhx 184Flhtk 161Flhtc 109Flhtcui 108Harley Davidson 101XG750 88Flhtcutg 87Flhr 87Flstc 73

Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jun 27, 2016. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.