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2017 Harley-Davidson Flss Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2017 Harley-Davidson Flss has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 177,636 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

POWER TRAIN 18V734000 2018-10-18 177,636 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
1
1crashes1injuries
SERVICE BRAKES
1
Total complaints2

What owners report

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

“While driving the vehicle the hydrolic clutch becomes very stiff. This is random, it may work correctly then suddenly become increasingly hard to pull the clutch lever in. When this happens eventually the clutch will not disengage. Making it necessary to turn the bike off in order to disengsge the…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2017-06-12

“I was riding the motorcycle on a country road at 65 mph when I noticed a slight power loss, I applied some extra throttle and the power loss just got worse, the motor cycle was slowing rapidly under power so I let off of the throttle, at this time the rear brake locked up the rear wheel sending me…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2017-05-19
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 2017 Harley-Davidson Flss as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.