2011 Harley-Davidson Flhtcu Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 50%of 6 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 6,444miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the brakes of the 2011 Harley-Davidson Flhtcu, 50% of the 6 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 6,444 miles. 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.
“Bike parked in garage for about 3 weeks because of cold weather. Fired it up to let it warm up for a few min's. Climbed on to back it out and the front brake lever would not budge or stop the bike when I needed to stop. Fortunately before I lost control, I was able to lean to the right while using rear brake and simultaneously hit the kill switch and pop it in 1st gear to stop it. Checked calipers. They were fine. Started breaking lines and found that on the inlet to ABS unit there was fluid and brake movement. …”
NHTSA complaint #10966542, filed 2017-03, 42,000 miles“I own and operate a harley davidson Flhtcu ultra classic. While riding on the highway I tried to use my front brakes to stop at a red light and the brake lever was hard as a rock and was not able to make it function to stop the bike, had to rely on my rear brakes which put me in an slide because of the hard breaking to compensate for the front brakes malfunction. I managed to return home using my rear brakes only. The malfunction of the front ABS brakes occurred without notice and it is a hazardous condition. …”
NHTSA complaint #10818724, filed 2016-01, 10 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 Flhtcu 2008–2011, Flhr 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 Flhtcu 2009–2011, Flhr 2009–2012, Flhrc 2009–2012 +23 more
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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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