The 2017 Harley-Davidson Flhxse has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 177,636 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 6 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
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
ENGINE
1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
Total complaints6
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“At the 25k service no mention was made by the service tech. At the 30k service I was informed that oil is migrating form the transmission to the primary case. I was told to operate for 1000 miles bring it back to be verified. Brought it back on 10/22/2022. It was verified that oil is in fact…”
“Transmission fluid transferring to the primary case, depleting the fluid required for the transmission. Happens periodically while in motion.”
“Transmission fluid migrates to primary while in motion depleting fluid in transmission and overfilling primary. Migration occurs with engine running and after several hundred miles fluid is no longer measurable on the transmission dipstick. Low fluid risks damage/lockup of transmission and or…”
“I purchased this bike in jan. 2018 and found out that when going around corners at night on a dark road I am not able to see through a turn. Not even able to see the line on the inside of turn due to the lean angle a bike has compared to a car where this problem would not be an issue. I have…”
“Every time I ride, an excessive amount of oil is discharged from the crankcase breakers on the top of the engine, saturate the air filter, and eventually drip onto the timing cover”
“Motorcycle boom! Audio system presents distorted, clipped, and intermittent audio when engine is running above idle rpm. Issue is present for all audio inputs (fm, usb/ipod, sirius xm, bluetooth audio, etc.). Issue regularly occurs at midrange volumes (5-10 bars) when bike is moving and engine rpm…”
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 Flhxse as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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