2013 Harley-Davidson Flhtcu Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2013 Harley-Davidson Flhtcu. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

SERVICE BRAKES
3
POWER TRAIN
2
2crashes2injuries
ENGINE
1
TIRES
1
1crashes1injuries1deaths
Total complaints7

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“See attached document for complaint.”

TIRES · reported 2024-07-16

“Cannot pull the front brake lever. Hard as a rock, the front brake is innoperative. Abs module failure. Happend at my house.”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2021-03-08

“Abs system module failure. Backing out of garage with ignition on, pulled front brake lever and it was locked, could not pull. Had no front brake. Had to stop bike by applying rear brake. Rear brake functioned as it should. If you turn bike off and let it sit for a few hours, brake pressure in…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2019-10-18

“Hydraulic clutch failure the hydraulic clutch failed while riding city roads causing an unsafe stop, loss control, personal injury.”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2018-08-07

“We were on a road trip and while traveling in the hill country we started hearing a popping sound which at first thought it was the road tar popping because it was hot out. As we were descending down the hill I applied the rear brakes and found that they went all the way down and the vehicle…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2017-06-04

“Tl* the contact owns a 2013 harley davidson flhtcu. The contact stated that the catalytic converter was continuously overheating and causing the heat shield to fail. The contact was concerned about the potential of the failure causing severe burns. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the…”

ENGINE · reported 2014-05-30

“While up-shifting gears from 2nd to 3rd the clutch failed and I could not disengage the transmission. I manually down-shifted to first to slow down then turned into a parking lot to get out of traffic and tried to find neutral to be able to stop safely but ran out of space before I had to apply…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2014-05-04
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2013 Harley-Davidson Flhtcu as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.