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2016 Harley-Davidson Fltru Recalls & Complaints

The 2016 Harley-Davidson Fltru has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 8 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Harley-Davidson dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2016 Harley-Davidson Fltru. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2016 Harley-Davidson Fltru owner complaints

Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Harley-Davidson Fltru, describing incidents dated April 10, 2016 to November 19, 2020.

Most-cited components

Electrical System 2 complaints
Engine 2 complaints
Unknown or Other 2 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control 2 complaints
Structure 1 complaint
Visibility/Wiper 1 complaint

Newest complaints

ODI #11375628 · Filed November 20, 2020
ON NOVEMBER 19, 2020, WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY THE ENGINE LIGHT AND TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON MEANING THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING HOT, ON AN EXPRESSWAY THE MOTORCYCLIST NEEDS TO PULL OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHICH PUTS THE OPERATOR IN DANGER. IT TURNS OUT THE WATER PUMP MALFUNCTIONED ON A 2016…
ODI #11361061 · Filed September 25, 2020
I WAS RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE AND ENCOUNTERED HEAVY RAIN WHEN MY SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, DASH LIGHTS, FUEL INDICATOR AND VOLTAGE GAUGE STARTED TURNING ON AND OFF, MY FUEL INDICATION STARTED GOING FROM EMPTY TO HALF TANK OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL IT WENT DEAD, SAME WITH MY TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER…
ODI #11342505 · Filed July 31, 2020
WATER PUMP FAILED AUGUST 2018 ON A TRIP AND WAS REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY. THE 2ND PUMP FAILED AUGUST 2019 FOR THE SAME REASON AND WAS REPLACED WITH UPGRADED WATER PUMP BY DEALER IN SEPT 2019. JULY 2020 THE UPGRADE HAS FAILED. GOING TO DEALER 3RD TIME FOR REPLACEMENT.

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Clutch may not Fully Disengage

NHTSA #16V471000 · Power Train — Clutch Assembly · NHTSA notice

Reported June 27, 2016 · Harley-Davidson Motor Company

Potentially affected: 27,232 vehicles

Repair completion: 83.68% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Harley-Davidson campaign 0169 · Owners notified July 19, 2016 · Vehicles built July 22, 2015 – March 24, 2016 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) is recalling certain model year 2016 Electric Glide Ultra Classic (FLHTCU), Electra Glide Ultra Classic Low (FLHTCUL), Ultra Limited Low (FLHTKL), Ultra Limited (FLHTK), CVO Street Glide (FLHXSE), Street Glide (FLHX), Street Glide Special (FLHXS), Road Glide Special (FLTRXS), Road Glide (FLTRX), Police Electra Glide (FLHTP), Road Glide Ultra (FLTRU), Fat Boy S (FLSTFBS), Softail Slim S (FLSS), and CVO Softail Pro Street Breakout (FXSE) motorcycles. In the affected motorcycles, the clutch master cylinder may lose the ability to generate enough lift to disengage the clutch, especially if the motorcycle has been parked for an extended period of time.

Safety consequence

When the engine is running and the motorcycle is in gear, if the clutch cannot be fully disengaged, the motorcycle may move unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the clutch master cylinder for the presence of gas in the fluid, if so, the dealer will flush the clutch system and rebuild the clutch master cylinder, free of charge. The recall began July 19, 2016. Owners may contact Harley-Davidson customer service at 1-800-258-2464. Harley-Davidson's number for this recall is 0169.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2016 Harley-Davidson Fltru. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

8 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2016 Harley-Davidson Fltru.

Engine

ODI #11375628

Incident: November 19, 2020 · Filed: November 20, 2020

ON NOVEMBER 19, 2020, WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY THE ENGINE LIGHT AND TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON MEANING THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING HOT, ON AN EXPRESSWAY THE MOTORCYCLIST NEEDS TO PULL OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHICH PUTS THE OPERATOR IN DANGER. IT TURNS OUT THE WATER PUMP MALFUNCTIONED ON A 2016 MOTORCYCLE. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE WATER PUMPS STATING THE HARLEY HAS UPDATED THE WATER PUMPS SO OBVIOUSLY HARLEY IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE WATER PUMPS ON 2014-2016 TOURING LIQUID COOLED MODELS. THIS SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED TO MY FATHER ON A 2015 TRI GLIDE IN 2018. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS SITUATION IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WHICH HARLEY IS AWARE OF YET NOT CORRECTING. THE WATER PUMP FAILURE PUTS THE OPERATOR AND PASSENGER IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION SHOULD THE WATER PUMP FAIL ON A BUSY EXPRESSWAY OR HIGHWAY.

Electrical System; Vehicle Speed Control

ODI #11361061

Incident: September 24, 2020 · Filed: September 25, 2020

I WAS RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE AND ENCOUNTERED HEAVY RAIN WHEN MY SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, DASH LIGHTS, FUEL INDICATOR AND VOLTAGE GAUGE STARTED TURNING ON AND OFF, MY FUEL INDICATION STARTED GOING FROM EMPTY TO HALF TANK OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL IT WENT DEAD, SAME WITH MY TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER. NOW THE TACHOMETER IS AT AROUND 1200 RPMS AND MY SPEEDOMETER IS AT 14 MPH. THERE'S ALSO SWELLING INSIDE THE GLASS DUE TO WATER FILTRATION I PRESUME WHICH HARLEY DAVIDSON DIDN'T SEAL THE SPEEDO AND TACH GAUGES REALLY WELL. I'M REALLY WORRIED DUE TO THIS AND ALSO WORRIED FOR MY FELLOW RIDERS LUCKILY I WAS GOING SLOW IN THE CITY BUT I'M AFRAID THIS COULD HAPPEN TO OTHER RIDERS GOING AT HIGH SPEEDS. I ALSO SEARCHED ONLINE AT MANY HARLEY DAVIDSON FORUMS AND SAW MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE. WHILE THIS HAPPENED THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND IN A CITY STREET AROUND 3:40PM WHEN I LEFT WORK. I ATTACHED A PICTURE BELOW WHERE IF IS ZOOMED IN WATER CAN BE NOTICED INSIDE THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER.

Engine

ODI #11342505

Incident: July 12, 2020 · Filed: July 31, 2020

WATER PUMP FAILED AUGUST 2018 ON A TRIP AND WAS REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY. THE 2ND PUMP FAILED AUGUST 2019 FOR THE SAME REASON AND WAS REPLACED WITH UPGRADED WATER PUMP BY DEALER IN SEPT 2019. JULY 2020 THE UPGRADE HAS FAILED. GOING TO DEALER 3RD TIME FOR REPLACEMENT.

Unknown or Other

ODI #11324715

Incident: May 6, 2020 · Filed: May 15, 2020

FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WENT BAD WITH ONLY 131330MILES ON BIKE BEARINGS WERE MAKING A RUMBLING NOISE WHILE RIDING DOWN ROAD

Electrical System

ODI #11090783

Incident: April 28, 2018 · Filed: April 28, 2018

AFTER A HEAVY RAIN, ALL THE INSTRUMENTS STOPPED WORKING

Structure; Unknown or Other

ODI #10992722

Incident: March 15, 2017 · Filed: June 1, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HARLEY-DAVIDSON ROAD GLIDE ULTRA (FLTRU). WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE SADDLEBAG MOUNTING RECEPTACLE FAILED AND THE CONTACT'S SADDLEBAG FELL ONTO THE ROAD. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER (ROCK-N-ROLL CITY HARLEY-DAVIDSON 4985 W 150TH ST, CLEVELAND, OH 44135) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE AND COVER THE COST OF THE SADDLEBAG. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF THE CONTENTS OF THE SADDLE BAG. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,800. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Vehicle Speed Control

ODI #10909375

Incident: July 23, 2016 · Filed: September 23, 2016

I PURCHASED THIS MOTORCYCLE ON JULY 23, 2016 AND ACCORDING TO 16V-471 (ATTACHED), THE SUBMISSION DATE OF THE RECALL TO NHTSA WAS JUNE 24, 2016, THE PLANNED DEALER NOTIFICATION DATE WAS JULY 06, 2016 - JULY 08, 2016, THE PLANNED OWNER NOTIFICATION DATE WAS JULY 18, 2016 - JULY 22, 2016. THIS MEANS HARLEY DAVIDSON KNOWINGLY SOLD ME A POTENTIALLY DEADLY MOTORCYCLE WITHOUT NOTIFYING ME AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE (BECAUSE I WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT IT OF COURSE). I JUST HAD A FRIEND DIE ON A MOTORCYCLE. MY WIFE AND I ARE DISAPPOINTED AND ANGRY WITH HARLEY DAVIDSON FOR KNOWINGLY PUTTING OUR LIVES IN DANGER IN THE NAME OF PROFITABILITY. AT MINIMUM, THIS STILL-LIKE-NEW MOTORCYCLE NEEDS TO BE PICKED UP AND A REFUND ISSUED.

Visibility/Wiper

ODI #10859769

Incident: April 10, 2016 · Filed: April 15, 2016

BLINDING GLARE FROM SUN REFLECTING OFF THE SCREEN ON THE BOOM AUDIO INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM. GLARE IS SO BAD THAT THE DRIVER IS BLINDED AND CANNOT SEE THE ROADWAY.

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