Model year record
2013 Harley-Davidson Flhtcu recalls & problems
The 2013 Harley-Davidson Flhtcu has no safety recalls on file with NHTSA, and 7 owner complaints. The most-reported problem area is service brakes (3 complaints).
Safety recalls
No safety recalls have been filed for the 2013 Harley-Davidson Flhtcu.
Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.
What owners report
| Problem area | Complaints | Typical mileage* |
|---|---|---|
| Service brakes | 3 | 42,800 mi |
| Power train | 2 | — |
| Engine | 1 | — |
| Tires | 1 | — |
*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.
Recent owner complaints
- TiresCrash1 injury
See attached document for complaint.
- Service brakes
CANNOT PULL THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER. HARD AS A ROCK, THE FRONT BRAKE IS INNOPERATIVE. ABS MODULE FAILURE. HAPPEND AT MY HOUSE.
- Service brakes
ABS SYSTEM MODULE FAILURE. BACKING OUT OF GARAGE WITH IGNITION ON, PULLED FRONT BRAKE LEVER AND IT WAS LOCKED, COULD NOT PULL. HAD NO FRONT BRAKE. HAD TO STOP BIKE BY APPLYING REAR BRAKE. REAR BRAKE FUNCTIONED AS IT SHOULD. IF YOU TURN BIKE OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A FEW HOURS, BRAKE PRESSURE IN FRONT EQUALIZES. YOU CAN THEN PULL FRONT BRAKE LEVER AND BRAKE WORKS AS IT SHOULD WITH IGNITION OFF. AS SOON AS YOU TURN IGNITION ON AND ABS MODULE POWERS UP THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER LOCKS UP AND IS UNUSABLE. WHEN RIDING THE FRONT WHEEL TURNS FREELY AS THE BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED, BUT FRONT BRAKE LEVER CANNOT BE PULLED. DIAGNOSIS TO ABS MODULE FAILURE! I LET BIKE SIT OVERNIGHT. PULLED BRAKE LEVER TO ENSURE…
- Power trainCrash1 injury
HYDRAULIC CLUTCH FAILURE THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH FAILED WHILE RIDING CITY ROADS CAUSING AN UNSAFE STOP, LOSS CONTROL, PERSONAL INJURY.
- Service brakes
WE WERE ON A ROAD TRIP AND WHILE TRAVELING IN THE HILL COUNTRY WE STARTED HEARING A POPPING SOUND WHICH AT FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS THE ROAD TAR POPPING BECAUSE IT WAS HOT OUT. AS WE WERE DESCENDING DOWN THE HILL I APPLIED THE REAR BRAKES AND FOUND THAT THEY WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW. I APPLIED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY FAILED TO WORK. THE POPPING CONTINUED AT WHICH WE REALIZED IT WAS THE BRAKES. WHEN WE GOT THE A MOTORCYCLE STOPPING SPOT AND LET THE BIKE SET FOR A WHILE THE BRAKES CAME BACK AND WERE WORKING AGAIN. A MAN AT THE STOP ADVISED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON THING WITH THE HARLEY AND THE BRAKE FLUID COMING TO A BOIL AND THINNING OUT AND THE BRAKES FADING…
- Engine
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS CONTINUOUSLY OVERHEATING AND CAUSING THE HEAT SHIELD TO FAIL. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF THE FAILURE CAUSING SEVERE BURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,900.
- Power trainCrash1 injury
WHILE UP-SHIFTING GEARS FROM 2ND TO 3RD THE CLUTCH FAILED AND I COULD NOT DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. I MANUALLY DOWN-SHIFTED TO FIRST TO SLOW DOWN THEN TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND TRIED TO FIND NEUTRAL TO BE ABLE TO STOP SAFELY BUT RAN OUT OF SPACE BEFORE I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND STALL THE ENGINE. AS THE ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL THE MOTORCYCLE STARTED TO JUMP & BUCK AND I LOST CONTROL AND FELL OVER. I EXTENDED MY LEG TO TRY AND STAY UPRIGHT BUT COULD NOT HOLD THE BIKE UPRIGHT AND SPRANG OR JAMMED MY KNEE. I CHECKED THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE WERE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THE 2014 MODELS OF THIS SAME BIKE WAS UNDER WHAT APPEARED TO BE A…
Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.