Harley-Davidson FlhtkseYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 14 owner complaints and 8 safety recalls on record for the Harley-Davidson Flhtkse.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints14Top: Power train Safety recalls82014–2021 model years

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

Best & worst years

Harley-Davidson Flhtkse 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 Flhtkse median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2018Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 2017Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 2016Not rated–/1004 complaints · 2 recalls 2015Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall 2014Not rated–/1005 complaints · 4 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Harley-Davidson Flhtkse problems

All model years combined: 14 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

4Power train1 crash/fire/injury

4Engine

2Electrical system

2Structure

1Suspension

1Fuel/propulsion system

1Steering

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Power train	4	1
Engine	4	0
Electrical system	2	0
Structure	2	0
Suspension	1	0
Fuel/propulsion system	1	0
Steering	1	0

8 recalls

Harley-Davidson Flhtkse recalls

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

Exterior lighting: brake lights22V-781 · 2020–2021 · Oct 18, 2022 · 199,419 vehicles Visibility19V-574 · 2016–2019 · Aug 5, 2019 · 12,733 vehicles Power train: clutch assembly18V-734 · 2017–2018 · Oct 18, 2018 · 177,636 vehicles Power train: clutch assembly16V-471 · 2016 · Jun 27, 2016 · 27,232 vehicles Equipment15V-427 · 2014–2015 · Jul 6, 2015 · 185,272 vehicles Power train: clutch assembly14V-537 · 2014 · Sep 5, 2014 · 105,746 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic14V-319 · 2014 · Jun 12, 2014 · 66,421 vehicles Power train: clutch assembly13V-515 · 2014 · Oct 17, 2013 · 19,597 vehicles