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2011 Harley-Davidson FLSTSE2 Brakes Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
20%of 5 total for the year
Median mileage
400miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the brakes of the 2011 Harley-Davidson FLSTSE2, 20% of the 5 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 400 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.

“The contact owns a 2011 harley davidson FLSTSE2 softtail cvo. The contact stated that while at a complete stop, the bike accelerated without warning causing the contact to drive through a red light at 35 MPH. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that there was air in the hydraulic line. As a result, the air had to be bled from the line; however, the failure recurred on several occasions. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 400. Updated 4/20/15 updated 9/26/2017”

NHTSA complaint #10690605, filed 2015-02, 400 miles

Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2011120%

Other parts of the 2011 Harley-Davidson FLSTSE2

Body and structure
2 complaints
Equipment
1 complaints
Other or unknown
1 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2011 Harley-Davidson FLSTSE2

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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