Harley-Davidson FlhxYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 185 owner complaints and 17 safety recalls on record for the Harley-Davidson Flhx.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints185Top: Service brakes Safety recalls172006–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Thesupermat, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Best & worst years

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

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2026Too new–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 2025Too new–/1002 complaints · 1 recall 2024Not rated–/10010 complaints · 2 recalls 2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2020Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2018Not rated–/1008 complaints · 1 recall 2017Not rated–/1005 complaints · 2 recalls 2016Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall 2015Not rated–/1003 complaints · 2 recalls 2014Not rated–/1008 complaints · 5 recalls 2013Not rated–/1006 complaints · 0 recalls 2012Not rated–/10016 complaints · 1 recall 2011Not rated–/10018 complaints · 2 recalls 2010Not rated–/10024 complaints · 3 recalls 2009Not rated–/10029 complaints · 3 recalls 2008Not rated–/10030 complaints · 2 recalls 2007Not rated–/10020 complaints · 0 recalls 2006Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Harley-Davidson Flhx problems

All model years combined: 185 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

52Service brakes10 crash/fire/injury

32Electrical system2 crash/fire/injury

31Power train1 crash/fire/injury

17Engine1 crash/fire/injury

17Vehicle speed control2 crash/fire/injury

12Wheels

11Fuel/propulsion system

9Steering

9Tires

3813 other systems3 crash/fire/injury

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
Service brakes	52	10
Electrical system	32	2
Power train	31	1
Engine	17	1
Vehicle speed control	17	2
Wheels	12	3
Fuel/propulsion system	11	0
Steering	9	3
Tires	9	1
13 other systems	38	3

17 recalls

Harley-Davidson Flhx recalls

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

Engine: engine control module (ecu/ecm)26V-730 · 2026 · Nov 3, 2026 · 21,643 vehicles Emission control: crankcase (pcv)26V-270 · 2024–2026 · Apr 28, 2026 · 88,039 vehicles Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator24V-672 · 2024 · Sep 16, 2024 · 46,923 vehicles Exterior lighting: brake lights22V-781 · 2020–2022 · Oct 18, 2022 · 199,419 vehicles Power train: clutch assembly18V-734 · 2017–2018 · Oct 18, 2018 · 177,636 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip18V-076 · 2008–2011 · Jan 29, 2018 · 174,636 vehicles Engine and engine cooling17V-333 · 2017 · May 22, 2017 · 45,589 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 assembly15V-216 · 2014–2015 · Apr 13, 2015 · 106,966 vehicles Power train: clutch assembly14V-537 · 2014 · Sep 5, 2014 · 105,746 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic14V-319 · 2014 · Jun 12, 2014 · 66,421 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 17 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Flhx

Jul 6, 2016
Sudden Brake Failure - MotorcyclePE16009 · 2008–2011 · closed Apr 23, 2018
Led to recall 18V-076
Jul 17, 2008
MOTORCYCLE STALLINGPE08043 · 2008 · closed Aug 8, 2008
Led to recall 08V-357