2001 Harley-Davidson Road King Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2001 Harley-Davidson Road King. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 12 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the equipment. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Bike cuts out and dies while driving causing potential serious injury to rider or even death: this has been and is an ongoing problem with harleys from 199 to 2001 cruiser models and needs to be remedied by harley davidson as a recall on all bike with that system. See discussion below: mine cut…”
“Bike cuts out and dies while driving causing potential serious injury to rider or even death: this has been and is an ongoing problem with harleys from 199 to 2001 cruiser models and needs to be remedied by harley davidson as a recall on all bike with that system. See discussion below: mine cut…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 2000 (na) harley davidson road king classic. While backing the vehicle out of the garage, the contact noticed a crack that was approximately 8 inches long in the rim of the rear tire. The contact did not notice any difference in driving the vehicle prior to noticing the…”
“The shifter control arm and shaft has come off my harley davidson road king twice with only 12,000 miles. Apparently harley has used a bolt that does not go completely thru to hold it in place. I had to ask for a longer bolt when I had to purchase the new shaft and shifter arm. I know another…”
“Wobbel, unsteady, wondering, fron end, bike is unstable at highway speeds. *ak”
“While driving at any speed on flat surface and with no warning oil is leaking onto brakes, causing the brakes to slip, and it will be hard for consumer to stop the vehicle. Dealer notified”
“While driving at any speed on flat surface and with no warning oil is leaking onto brakes, causing the brakes to slip, and it will be hard for consumer to stop the vehicle. Dealer notified”
“Vibration would be felt when brakes were applied, dealer has been contacted, informed consumer that rear brake calipers were rubbing. Please provide further details. *ak”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2001 Harley-Davidson Road King as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.