Harley-Davidson FlhxsYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 53 owner complaints and 9 safety recalls on record for the Harley-Davidson Flhxs.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints53Top: Power train Safety recalls92014–2022 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

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2022Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2021Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall 2020Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall 2019Not rated–/1006 complaints · 0 recalls 2018Not rated–/1006 complaints · 1 recall 2017Not rated–/1007 complaints · 2 recalls 2016Not rated–/1006 complaints · 1 recall 2015Not rated–/1006 complaints · 2 recalls 2014Not rated–/10017 complaints · 5 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Harley-Davidson Flhxs problems

All model years combined: 53 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

18Power train4 crash/fire/injury

9Engine1 crash/fire/injury

6Service brakes1 crash/fire/injury

3Vehicle speed control

3Fuel/propulsion system

3Structure

3Electrical system

2Suspension

2Exterior lighting

43 other systems

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	18	4
Engine	9	1
Service brakes	6	1
Vehicle speed control	3	0
Fuel/propulsion system	3	0
Structure	3	0
Electrical system	3	0
Suspension	2	0
Exterior lighting	2	0
3 other systems	4	0

9 recalls

Harley-Davidson Flhxs 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 · 2020–2022 · Oct 18, 2022 · 199,419 vehicles Power train: clutch assembly18V-734 · 2017–2018 · Oct 18, 2018 · 177,636 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 Power train: clutch assembly13V-515 · 2014 · Oct 17, 2013 · 19,597 vehicles