The 2017 Harley-Davidson Flhtcutg has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 177,636 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 14 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
POWER TRAIN18V7340002018-10-18177,636 affected
Defect
Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Police Road King (FLHP), Road King (FLHR), Road King Special (FLHRXS), Electra Glide Ultra Classic (FLHTCU), Ultra Limited (FLHTK), Ultra Limited Low (FLHTKL), Ultra Limited Shrine (FLHTK SHRINE), Police Electra Glide (FLHTP), Street Glide…
Consequence
If the clutch cannot be disengaged it can result in a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and dealers will install a new secondary clutch actuator piston assembly, free of charge. The recall began November 5, 2018. Owners may contact Harley-Davidson customer service at 1-800-258-2464. Harley-Davidson's number for this recall is 0173.
Complaints by component
ENGINE
5
1injuries
POWER TRAIN
5
SERVICE BRAKES
2
1crashes1deaths
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
SUSPENSION
1
Total complaints14
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“While riding at 55mph the bike suddenly lost oil pressure and started blowing an enormous amount of smoke out the exhaust and the breather tubes in the intake. This caused oil to come out and blow back under the rear tires which could have resulted in loss of control. I was able to stop and when I…”
“Oil pressure switch worked it's way out only indicating low pressure by the time while riding. I got it to my dealer after they told me to bring it in when parked the switch was out far enough to cause the oil to pour out. If this had happend when riding in my opinion the engine would sieze…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2017 harley-davidson flhtcutg. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 18v734000 (power train). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Fort worth harley-davidson (3025 w loop 820 s, fort worth,…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2017 harley-davidson tri glide (flhtcutg). The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 18v734000 (power train). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called fort bragg harley-davidson…”
“Harley davidson recall # 0173 I had went to the hd dealer when I found out about the recall, I had the service department look up my vin to verify that it was in the recall, they said it was, they wrote up a service ticket for the recall, I went and checked on the status of the parts today, I was…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2017 harley-davidson flhtcutg. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 18v734000 (power train). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Mcmahon's cycle sales inc. (613 7th ave, beaver falls, pa…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2017 harley-davidson flhtcutg. While pushing the motorcycle out of the garage without starting the engine, a scraping noise was heard coming from the rear right brake. The vehicle was taken to motown harley-davidson (14100 telegraph rd, taylor, mi 48180, [REDACTED]) where it…”
“Every now and then the engine will stall out during stop & go traffic or when you pull into a parking lot with the clutch pulled in & no throttle. This has happened three times in the last month. I hear by internet threads that harley is aware of this situation and has chosen not to make this…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2017 Harley-Davidson Flhtcutg as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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