2015 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHXS Problems & Recalls

ON 7/2/17 I WAS RIDING ON HIGHWAY 13 TRAVELING 50-55 MILES PER HOUR AND GOING INTO A GENTLE CURVE HEADING TO CLINTON, MO. FOR LUNCH WITH A GROUP OF FRIENDS. MY RIGHT SADDLEBAG CAME OFF THE BIKE AND SLIDE ACROSS THE ASPHALT ROAD INTO A GRASSY AREA. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN BAD SINCE THERE WERE FIVE (5) B...

Mileage: 19,580

CLUTCH FAILED TO DISENGAGE. I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY. I HAD JUST ROLLED MY MOTORCYCLE OUTTA THE GARAGE. STARTED THE MOTORCYCLE IN NEUTRAL AND THAT'S WHEN IT LEAPED FORWARD WITH A VIOLENT JERKING MOTION AND WOULDN'T STOP. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO KEEP HANGING ONTO THE RIGHT HAND BRAKE LEVER UNTIL IT ULT...

Mileage: 15,062

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHXS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE CAUSING IT TO RUN OFF OF THE ROAD AND FLIP THE CONTACT OFF OF THE MOTORCYCLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS A RESULT OF THE C...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHXS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V216000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TH...

STARTED THE MOTORCYCLE IN NEUTRAL. WHEN I PULLED IN THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH AND PUT THE BIKE IN 1ST GEAR, THE BIKE TOOK OFF. THE CLUTCH WAS COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE AND I BARELY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE BIKE BY SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES AND SHUTTING THE BIKE OFF. THE BIKE HAD TO ...

Mileage: 398

EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM A DEFECTIVE ENGINE DESIGN HAS CAUSED SEVERAL BURNS TO RIGHT LOWER LEG. REAR CYLINDER CREATES EXCESSIVE HEAT WHICH FORCES OPERATOR TO ASSUME UNSAFE SITTING POSITIONS TO AVOID ENGINE HEAT, WHICH RIGHT LEG IS ALWAYS EXPOSED TO WITH NO CHOICE DUE TO VEHICLE CONTROLS.

Mileage: 50