2008 Harley-Davidson Flhrc Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 17%of 12 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the steering of the 2008 Harley-Davidson Flhrc, 17% of the 12 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 500 miles.
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.
“My 2008 harley davidson road king classic with cruise control pulls to the left when hands are taken off the handle bars. The bike only has 3400 miles on it and was taken to the dealer the first month I had it for this problem. No fix found and now they have had it for 6 weeks with no fix. If you have to take your hands off the bars for a second to adjust your helmet, glasses or remove a bug that gets in your eye the bike starts to pull to the left and you have to lean very far to the right to keep it going straight. …”
NHTSA complaint #10339611, filed 2010-06, 500 miles“Our 2008 harley davidson road king classic with cruise control and ABS pulls to the left if constant pressure is not applied to the handlebars. If you take your hands off the bars it will promptly cross the center line and would be heading into oncoming traffic. We made the dealer aware of this shortly after purchase. We have continued to point it out to them and have questioned the safety of the machine. We were assured that all of their bikes will go a little to the left or a little to the right, it is normal. That is just how they are made . …”
NHTSA complaint #10343268, filed 2010-07Steering: other model years
Other parts of the 2008 Harley-Davidson Flhrc
2 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Harley-Davidson Flhrc
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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