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2004 HARLEY-DAVIDSON Flhtcui

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  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Suspension. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

Service Brakes complaints

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2,187 miles · Mar 28, 2018
Service BrakesCrashInjury

I WAS RIDING ON CITY HIGHWAY. STOPPED AT A INTERSECTION TRAFFIC SIGNAL WHEN THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL TURNED GREEN I BEGAN TO A SPEED OF 30MPH IN A 40MPH ZONE I NOTICE THE MOTORCYCLE STARTED TO LOSE SPEED AT THIS TIME I PULLED INTO THE BICYCLE LANE OF THE HIGHWAY TO BE OUT OF THE LINE OF TRAFFIC AN AT THAT SECOND THE FRONT BRAKES AN TI…

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I WAS RIDING ON CITY HIGHWAY. STOPPED AT A INTERSECTION TRAFFIC SIGNAL WHEN THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL TURNED GREEN I BEGAN TO A SPEED OF 30MPH IN A 40MPH ZONE I NOTICE THE MOTORCYCLE STARTED TO LOSE SPEED AT THIS TIME I PULLED INTO THE BICYCLE LANE OF THE HIGHWAY TO BE OUT OF THE LINE OF TRAFFIC AN AT THAT SECOND THE FRONT BRAKES AN TIRE LOCKED UP PUTTING THE MOTORCYCLE AN MYSELF DOWN ON THE PAVEMENT. THE MOTORCYCLE AN MYSELF SLID APPOX 75 FEET TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER I GOTTEN UP FROM UNDER THE MOTOR I FIRST CHECKED THE FRONT WHEEL IT WAS STILL LOCKED UP I THEN PUSHED THE FRONT BRAKE HANDLE IT WAS HARD AN DID NOT MOVE. I THEN CALL FOR A ROLLBACK WRECKER TO PICKUP THE MOTORCYCLE AN MYSELF UP. THE WRECKER WAS THERE IN MINUTES. I PICKED UP THE MOTORCYCLE TO A STANDING POSITION SAT BACK ON IT AS THE WRECKER WAS BACKING UP FOR PICKUP.TO MY SURPRISE THE MOTORCYCLES FRONT TIRE BEGAN ROLL LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED AN THE BRAKE HANDLE FUNCTIONED PERFECTLY. AFTER THE INSPECTION OF THE FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM MY CONCLUSION WAS THE BRAKE FLUID USED BY HARLEY DAVIDSON HEATING UP AN CREATING EXPANSION OF THE BRAKE CALIPER CAUSING THE FRONT WHEEL TO LOCK UP. AFTER READING THE RECALL ON THE 2008 AN UP HARLEY DAVIDSON BRAKE FLUID RECALL THE SAME BRAKE FLUID IS ALSO USED ON THE EARLIER MODELS AS WELL. FURTHER INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THIS RECALL FOR ALL YEAR THAT THIS PRODUCT THAT WAS USED BY HARLEY DAVIDSON IN THEIR MOTORCYCLES. WE HAVE NO IDEA OF THE EXTENT OF INJURIES THIS HAS CAUSED TO MOTORCYCLE RIDERS THROUGH OUT THE U.S. DUE TO INSURANCE COMPANIES PICKING UP AN DISPOSING THEIR INSURED MOTORCYCLE BEFORE ANY INVESTIGATION COULD BE CONDUCTED TO A CAUSE OF A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. SOMEWHAT TO DRIVERS ERROR ONLY. AT THIS TIME THE MY MOTORCYCLE IS IN STORAGE AN WILL NOT BE REPAIRED UNTIL A CONCLUSION BY YOUR DEPARTMENT IS COMPLETED.

NHTSA ODI #11081843

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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