2004 Harley-Davidson FlhtProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 1 owner complaint about the 2004 Harley-Davidson Flht, most often about the engine and engine cooling. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through September 20, 2009. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 2004 Harley-Davidson Flht has problems

1 complaint 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
Engine and engine cooling10

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

2004 Harley-Davidson Flht recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

2004 vs. every other Flht year

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In owners' words

What Flht owners report

Recent engine and engine cooling complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

ON ALL HARLEY DAVIDSON TWIN CAM 88 CI ENGINES YEARS 2004-2006 THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE INTERNAL CAM CHAIN TENSIONERS. THE SPRING LOADED TENSIONERS BURN OUT AS EARLY AS 25000 MILES WHICH IF NOT DETECTED MAY HAVE CAUSED SOME ACCIDENTS. ONCE THE TENSIONER BURNS THROUGH SMALL METAL PARTS BREAK OFF…
Complaint 10284662 · Sep 20, 2009 · 56,000 miles

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