The 2018 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 8 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. 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
POWER TRAIN
5
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
ENGINE
1
Total complaints8
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“This harley davidson and many others won’t start while in gear. I was at a red light and when the light turned green I started in 1st gear and stalled the bike in the middle of the intersection. Normally harley’s will start in gear so I tried but it wouldn’t. I had to turn off the bike, put…”
“This harley davidson and many others won’t start while in gear. I was at a red light and when the light turned green I started in 1st gear and stalled the bike in the middle of the intersection. Normally harley’s will start in gear so I tried but it wouldn’t. I had to turn off the bike, put…”
“Backed out of driveway after putting trike in neutral, clutch failure after taking trike to dealership in januray 2019 for clutch recall. Was told recall was completed at that time by dealership. Purpose of reporting: clutch failure our conclusion: 1. Failure of hd recall #0173 nhtsa recall…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2018 harley-davidson tri glide ultra (flhtcutg). The contact stated that nhtsa campaign number: 18v734000 (power train) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. The contact received the recall notification in november of 2016. Harley-davidson of nassau county (2428…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2018 harley-davidson tri glide ultra (flhtcutg) motorcycle. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 18v734000 (power train). The contact called an unknown dealer located in newnan, georgia and was informed that the part was not available. The manufacturer…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2018 harley-davidson tri glide ultra (flhtcutg). The contact stated that nhtsa campaign number: 18v734000 (power train) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. The contact received the recall notice in october of 2018. Williams harley-davidson (1100 us-22, lebanon,…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2018 harley-davidson flhtcutg. The contact stated that the recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 18v734000 (power train) was received in october of 2018. After contacting the local dealer (mike bruno's northshore harley-davidson, 791 w. I-10 service rd, slidell, la), the…”
“When using the gps the voice prompts will quit working and cause you to miss turns or have to take your eyes off of the road creating a safety issue. This has happened numerous times. Harley davidson has been aware of the problem for at least 6 months and state it is a software problem and it will…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2018 Harley-Davidson Flhtcutg as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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