2008 Harley-Davidson Fltr Fuel system Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 7%of 14 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 12,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the fuel system of the 2008 Harley-Davidson Fltr, 7% of the 14 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 12,000 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.
“Harley davidson motorcycles with the throttle by wire will go into a limp home mode. This is where you are accelerating and the motor basically shuts down and goes to just above an idle speed. This is extremely dangerous because the throttle by wire is failing. You could be accelerating to turn into traffic, across traffic or to get on the interstate and the throttle fails and goes into limp home mode and slows you to a top speed of 15 MPH in 1st gear. In 6th gear I could only do 40 MPH. This is not an isolated incident and harley knows they are failing. This is a recall offense. …”
NHTSA complaint #10422522, filed 2011-08, 12,000 milesRelated recalls
- 08V357000Jul 30, 2008Harley davidson is recalling 47,579 my 2008 flhp, flhpe, flhr, flhrc, flhrse4, flht, flhtc, flhtcu, flhtcuse3, flhtp, flhx, and fltr motorcycles. These…Covers: Harley-Davidson Fltr 2008, Flhtcu 2008, Flht 2008 +9 more
Related service bulletins
- 11014014Jan 24, 2025SERVICE BULLETIN M1650: MILWAUKEE EIGHT AND TWIN CAM CAMSHAFT DRIVE GEAR RETENTION KIT CHANGES. PURPOSE: This bulletin informs dealers that changes have been made to the Camshaft…
Fuel system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 | 19% |
| 2008 | 1 | 7% |
Other parts of the 2008 Harley-Davidson Fltr
8 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Harley-Davidson Fltr
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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