2011 Harley-Davidson Flhr Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 56%of 9 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 62,232miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the brakes of the 2011 Harley-Davidson Flhr, 56% of the 9 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 62,232 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While trying to stop at a stop sigh the front brakes would not work at all after getting stopped and parking the bike, the break lever would not move. After several attempts pulling on the break it loosened up so I rode bike to repair shop. Every time the front break would engage (which was not every time), it would catch and lock up the front tire causing me to drop the bike once. Repair shop said the entire ABS system was not working. Harley customer service said I would have to allow them to fix if but that it would be at their normal rate for parts and service. …”
NHTSA complaint #10723670, filed 2015-06, 62,232 miles“The contact owns a 2011 Harley-Davidson electra glide ultra (FLHR) motorcycle. The contact stated that the ABS indicator illuminated, which signified that the mortorcycle did not have anti-lock braking ability. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 15,875.”
NHTSA complaint #11271643, filed 2019-10, 15,875 miles“The contact owns a 2011 Harley-Davidson FLHR road king. While driving approximately 55 MPH approaching a construction traffic jam, the rear brake locked up when applied and the frontal brake leveler was very hard to apply. The contact had to coast between the lanes of traffic until the frontal brake engaged and came to a stop. The contact pushed the motorcycle to the right lane that was closed due to construction. The motorcycle was driven home slowly. …”
NHTSA complaint #10971085, filed 2017-04, 64,000 milesRelated recalls
- 18V076000Jan 29, 2018Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) is recalling all 2008-2011 Touring, CVO Touring and VSRC motorcycles equipped with anti-lock brakes (ABS)…Covers: Harley-Davidson Flhr 2008–2011, Flhtcu 2008–2011, Flhtc 2008–2011 +26 more
- 11V506000Oct 19, 2011Harley-davidson is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 touring, cvo touring and trike vehicles manufactured from june 6, 2008, through september 16, 2011…Covers: Harley-Davidson Flhr 2009–2012, Flhrc 2009–2012, Flhtc 2009–2012 +23 more
Brakes: other model years
Other parts of the 2011 Harley-Davidson Flhr
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 Harley-Davidson Flhr
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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