The 2018 Harley-Davidson Fltrxs has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 177,636 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 7 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
4
POWER TRAIN
3
Total complaints7
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“I was riding the motorcycle on a rural road and was trying to speed up. Noticed bike had lost all power and felt like I was running into a 100mph wind at 60 mph. Check ingine light came on info button said low oil. It was full of oil 20 miles prior when I took off. I pulled over in a very unsafe…”
“I was riding the motorcycle on a rural road and was trying to speed up. Noticed bike had lost all power and felt like I was running into a 100mph wind at 60 mph. Check ingine light came on info button said low oil. It was full of oil 20 miles prior when I took off. I pulled over in a very unsafe…”
“I was driving my bike when it just cut off and I heard something rattle. Harley picked up my bike because I was stranded and they said I need a new transmission. Then a week later after picking the bike up the bike cut off again while driving and now they said I need a new engine. I do not…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2018 harley-davidson road glide special (fltrxs). The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 18v734000 (power train) and stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called top rocket harley-davidson…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2018 harley-davidson road glide special (fltrxs). 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. Indianapolis southside harley-davidson…”
“While riding motorcycle went to pull out in traffic and the bike had no acceleration had just enough to get bike moving and in way of other vehicles. I was able to narrowly get to the side of the road without getting hit other car missed us by just a couple of feet .while talking with the dealer…”
“Nothing has happened to me, however , harley has been having trouble with their new milwaukee eight engines" ( service bulletin , 1450 ) the problem centers around an issue called oil sumping. This can cause the engine to mis-direct the oil into the crankcase ,making the flywheel have to turn…”
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 Fltrxs as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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