Harley-Davidson Recalls
Check open Harley-Davidson recalls by VIN. CheckMyVIN queries NHTSA's live recall API on every lookup — no stale snapshots, no signup.
How Harley-Davidson recall lookups work
When you enter a Harley-Davidson VIN, CheckMyVIN first decodes the vehicle (make, model, model year) against NHTSA VPIC. Those three fields are then sent to the NHTSA recallsByVehicle API, which returns every open campaign on file. Each result shows the official NHTSA campaign number (format: two-digit year, "V" for vehicle, six-digit sequence — e.g. 19V472000), the affected component, a paraphrased plain-English summary, and the dealer remedy. Harley-Davidson dealers perform recall work at no charge regardless of who currently owns the vehicle.
Why check Harley-Davidson recalls before buying used?
A used-car dealer is not required to complete open recalls before sale in most US states. Run the VIN before the test drive — if a recall is open, you can either ask the dealer to complete it before delivery, negotiate the price, or schedule the free fix at a Harley-Davidson authorized dealer after purchase.
Notable past Harley-Davidson recall campaigns
A few well-documented campaigns to show the kind of data CheckMyVIN surfaces per VIN. Click any campaign number for the full record on nhtsa.gov. Summaries below paraphrase the official NHTSA records — verify against the source for the authoritative wording.
NHTSA campaign 18V734000
Power train: clutch assembly
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) / Police Electra Glide (FLHTP) / Street Glide (FLHX) / Street Glide Special and other Touring / CVO Touring models
The hydraulic clutch system may lose its ability to generate enough lift to disengage the clutch, which can stop the rider from being able to disengage the clutch when shifting or coming to a stop. Loss of clutch disengagement at low speed can cause a loss of control. Harley-Davidson dealers replace the secondary clutch actuator at no charge.
NHTSA campaign 19V574000
Visibility: rear reflectors removed by accessory installation
2017-2019 Touring and CVO Touring models (FLHTCU / FLHTCUL / FLHTK / FLHTKL / FLTRU and the 2016-2019 CVO FLHTKSE / FLTRUSE) fitted with the Harley-Davidson Detachable Tour-Pak Luggage Conversion Kit (P/N 53000291, 53000291A, 53000291B)
Installing the optional detachable Tour-Pak luggage conversion removes the rear red reflectors from the bike's saddlebag mounting brackets — without them the motorcycle fails the rear-conspicuity requirement of FMVSS 108 and is less visible to traffic behind it at night. Harley-Davidson dealers install replacement reflectors at no charge.
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, via api.nhtsa.gov/recalls. Campaign numbers and components are verbatim from NHTSA; summaries are paraphrased.
What CheckMyVIN does not do
Some recalls are VIN-specific within a model year — only certain build dates or option packages are affected. NHTSA's public API returns the campaign for the year/make/model; for the final "is my exact VIN affected" answer, Harley-Davidson also publishes a VIN-specific lookup on their owners site, and you can search any campaign number on the NHTSA recall portal. CheckMyVIN cites every campaign by its official number so you can verify independently.
Want the full spec decode for this Harley-Davidson — engine code, assembly plant, model year, body class — alongside its recall history? Run it through the Harley-Davidson VIN Decoder; the report covers both the NHTSA specifications and every open recall in a single sticker.
Researching before you have a VIN in hand? Browse the full Harley-Davidson recall archive by model year — every NHTSA campaign since 1990, organized by year and model.