Harley-Davidson Flhtcutg Problems by Model Year
NHTSA recorded 76 consumer complaints across the 10 model years of the Harley-Davidson Flhtcutg (2009–2019) that have at least 5 complaints. 2017 has the most, with 13. Across all years, the part named most often is brakes (17 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.
All Flhtcutg model years
Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.
| Year | Complaints | Median mi | Recalls | TSBs | Score (50 = typical) | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 | 7,056 | 2 | 72 | — | Not enough data |
| 2018 | 7 | 2,296 | 1 | 73 | — | Not enough data |
| 2017 | 13 | 2,500 | 1 | 83 | — | Not enough data |
| 2015 | 6 | 22,742 | 1 | 43 | — | Not enough data |
| 2014 | 5 | 12,490 | 2 | 43 | — | Not enough data |
| 2013 | 7 | 600 | 0 | 26 | — | Not enough data |
| 2012 | 7 | 10,000 | 1 | 27 | — | Not enough data |
| 2011 | 9 | 575 | 1 | 26 | — | Not enough data |
| 2010 | 9 | 1,900 | 2 | 27 | — | Not enough data |
| 2009 | 5 | 1,500 | 2 | 22 | — | Not enough data |
Parts named most often, all years
Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.
- Brakes17 20%
- Engine16 19%
- Transmission and drivetrain13 15%
- Engine cooling12 14%
- Other or unknown11 13%
- Electrical system8 9.4%
- Fuel system5 5.9%
- Body and structure3 3.5%
Example complaints
One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
2009: “The rear brakes on a 2009 hd trike has very little stopping power,harley knows it has a problem because they started putting bigger brakes on the 2011 models. I thought that they would have to fix the 2009,and 2010 models.but there never was a recall on them.there is a safety problem when you can't stop. Plus now my rear brakes quit working all together.”
NHTSA complaint #11071954, filed 2018-02, 25 miles2017: “Every now and then the engine will stall out during stop & go traffic or when you pull into a parking lot with the clutch pulled in & no throttle. This has happened three times in the last month. I hear by internet threads that harley is aware of this situation and has chosen not to make this public to owners. Do we wait till someone gets killed to address this critical issue?.”
NHTSA complaint #11065355, filed 2018-01, 4,500 miles2012: “Failure of the compensator-I also hear from hd mechanics that so many of these have failed it should be a recall. I was lucky, mine failed when I had a trailer to tow it. However, the failure of the compensator did cost me $4500 to repair for a $299 part. Please check to see if hd is having that many fail.”
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology