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Harley-Davidson FLHYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 5 owner complaints and 3 safety recalls on record for the Harley-Davidson FLH.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints5Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls31979–2021 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Harley-Davidson FLH years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the FLH median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2000Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1995Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls1979Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Harley-Davidson FLH problems

All model years combined: 5 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system30
Fuel system, gasoline10
Structure10
3 recalls

Harley-Davidson FLH recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

59%Exterior lighting: brake lights22V-781 · 2021 · Oct 18, 2022 · 199,419 vehicles–Foundation components: master cylinder79V-169 · 1979 · Jul 9, 1979 · 21,970 vehicles–Equipment79V-136 · 1979 · May 31, 1979 · 2,547 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the FLH

  1. MOTORCYCLE STALLINGPE03055 · 2001–2002 · closed Mar 19, 2004
    Led to recall 04V-134
  2. MOTORCYCLE INSTABILITYPE99054 · 1999 · closed Mar 27, 2000
    No recall