The 2001 Harley-Davidson Flht has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 28,949 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE CLIPS THAT RETAIN THE WIRING FOR THE FRONT FENDER TIP LIGHT CAN BECOME DETACHED FROM THE FENDER, CAUSING THE WIRES TO FRAY AND SHORT.
Consequence
THIS COULD CAUSE THE LIGHTING SYSTEM FUSE TO BLOW, LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT AN OPERATIONAL FRONT FENDER TIP LIGHT, HEADLIGHT, TAILLIGHT, RUNNING LIGHTS, AND PASSING LAMPS (IF EQUIPPED).
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FENDER TIP LIGHT WIRING HARNESS RETENTION CLIPS, AND INSPECT AND REPLACE, IF NECESSARY, ANY DAMAGED WIRING HARNESSES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 9, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A…
Complaints by component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1
1injuries
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
1
SUSPENSION
1
TIRES
1
Total complaints7
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“There is a crack in the rear swing arm from top to bottom. Have been reading on line forums. Apparently this has been going on for years. Why no recall ?”
“I own a harley davidson and the horns on these bikes are a hazard. My bikes horn sounds like a dead duck when it does make noise, and there are 1000's of others who make this same complaint on numerous internet harley forums. These horns are a safety issue and harley davidson knows that these horn…”
“Front brakes making a swoosh type noise when brakes are not applied. Front and rear brake pads have been replaced 3 times within 15000 miles. Rear tire has had to be replaced 3 times in 15000 miles due to wear. Was told by 3 harley davidon dealers this was common due to weight of motorcycle. *ak”
“Front brakes making a swoosh type noise when brakes are not applied. Front and rear brake pads have been replaced 3 times within 15000 miles. Rear tire has had to be replaced 3 times in 15000 miles due to wear. Was told by 3 harley davidon dealers this was common due to weight of motorcycle. *ak”
“Manufacturer's powder coating flaking away and frame severely rusting. Dt”
“While riding motorcycle at 70 mph it started to blow out oil through carburetor onto consumer's legs. While oil was burning, consumer had to keep focus on road to avoid an accident. *ak consumer was burned due to incident and there was some property damage. *slc”
“Front brakes started squelling at the first day of ownership. Has been reported with no response. Returned to dealer two times. Refused to repair said they have tried to repair in past with no success.”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2001 Harley-Davidson Flht as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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