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Exterior lightingPart report

2008 Harley-Davidson Flhx Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
3%of 30 total for the year
Median mileage
24,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2008 Harley-Davidson Flhx, 3% of the 30 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 24,000 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.

“Installed LED headlight and passing lights. Headlight failed in high and low beam modes at night. Rechecked installation and had failures two additional times. Unit completely failed on december 2, 2012. Mileage on unit was less than 1000 miles.”

NHTSA complaint #10488067, filed 2012-12, 24,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2011211%
201014%
200813%

Other parts of the 2008 Harley-Davidson Flhx

Brakes
9 complaints
Electrical system
6 complaints
Vehicle speed control
5 complaints
Engine
4 complaints
Fuel system
4 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
4 complaints
Other or unknown
2 complaints
Wheels
2 complaints
Electronic stability control
1 complaints
Seats
1 complaints
Steering
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2008 Harley-Davidson Flhx

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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