2008 Harley-Davidson Flhtc Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 33%of 15 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 14,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the brakes of the 2008 Harley-Davidson Flhtc, 33% of the 15 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 14,000 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is 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.
“Driving my harley at about 20-30 MPH pulling up to red light. Go to hit front brake. Nothing. Front brake is completely disabled without any warning. It appears that harley davidson has faulty ABS modules and this is not the first nor probably the last of this issue. Thank you for taking the time to read my complaint.”
NHTSA complaint #10584542, filed 2014-04, 55,005 miles“On 10-19-2017 I was riding with a group of friends on our way to a fellow bikers funeral. We were doing about 45 MPH on the highway, as we approached our turn I attempted to start braking with my back brake. When I tryed to push the back brake pedal down nothing happened!!!!!!!!!!! The pedal was frozen in place!!!!!!!!! I brought the bike to a friends and he and I started to look into the problem. When we got to the ABS brake manifold, we found that when we cracked the inlet line the back brake pedal would go down and push fluid out. …”
NHTSA complaint #11042028, filed 2017-11, 3 miles“I took my bike out for a nice ride and nothing in the way of a problem. The next day went to ride the bike and my front brake lever is as hard as a rock I went to stop and had no front brake. Went through the intersection . I checked for trouble codes in the memory and it showed none. Tried to bleed the front brakes cracked the bleeder and lever moved fine and fluid came out as normal . Tried to use brake and lever was hard again. Call the local dealer and was informed the ABS module was bad and it would cost a 1000.00 . …”
NHTSA complaint #10936640, filed 2016-12, 17,500 miles“I recently was riding when the front brake handle on the bike started to vibrate. I was close to home so I went there. Since it was time to do some maintenance on the bike I ordered parts and over the next couple of months changed fluids and did other items including replacing the front right handgrip. After repairs were complete I started the bike and did a test ride a few 100 meters down my street and when I went to use the brakes the front brake handle was frozen. I also noticed that the rear brake was feeling very stiff. …”
NHTSA complaint #10906432, filed 2016-09, 8,790 miles“Front brakes failed completely. Brake lever became rock hard & would not activate the front brakes at all. This occurred when attempting to use vehicle after it had benefitting a few days. Very shocked when I went to use the front brakes & they would not work, almost causing an accident.”
NHTSA complaint #10862470, filed 2016-05, 14,000 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 Flhtc 2008–2011, Flhtcu 2008–2011, Flhr 2008–2011 +26 more
Brakes: other model years
Other parts of the 2008 Harley-Davidson Flhtc
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaints
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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