Harley-Davidson Motor Company: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Harley-Davidson Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 13, 2026 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 16,994. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) is recalling certain 2025-2026 FLHC, FXBB, FXLRS, and FXLRST Softail motorcycles. The rear brake line may contact the Body Control Module (BCM), resulting in a hole in the brake line, a brake fluid leak, and loss of the rear brakes.
The risk
Loss of the rear brakes increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Harley-Davidson will replace the BCM caddy and associated hardware, free of charge. In addition, the rear brake line will be inspected and, if damaged, will be replaced along with associated parts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 1, 2026. Owners may contact Harley-Davidson customer service at 1-800-258-2464. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov April 16, 2025.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Harley-Davidson Flhc | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 Harley-Davidson Fxbb | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 Harley-Davidson Fxlrs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 Harley-Davidson Fxlrst | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Harley-Davidson Flhc | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 Harley-Davidson Fxbb | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 Harley-Davidson Fxlrs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Harley-Davidson Fxlrst | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 26V234000.
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