2009 Harley-Davidson FLTRSE3 Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 83%of 6 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 34,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the brakes of the 2009 Harley-Davidson FLTRSE3, 83% of the 6 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 34,000 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.
“Front brake lever is frozen, lever will not pull back. Does not engage front brake calibers. Back brakes work fine. Luckily noticed problem at low speed! If I was moving faster, could've rear ended truck on highway (I-4) in florida where speeds reach 80-90 flow of traffic. Bikes in my garage still unfixed.”
NHTSA complaint #11061032, filed 2018-01, 7,800 miles“I own a 2009 hd roadglide cvo with 34,000 miles. I recently rolled the bike out of the garage and headed dwon the driveway and discovered that my rear brake pedal was very hard and I had no rear brake. I took the bike to my dealer and they diagnosed it as the ABS module was bad. I had not ABS light flashing or not check engine light. Nothing to indicate that the ABS was not working. This failure caused me to not have any rear brake. …”
NHTSA complaint #10855402, filed 2016-04, 34,000 miles“Hydraulic brake modulator (hd uses term hydraulic control unit, or hcu) within the ABS system is failing on many bikes causing brake system to suddenly fail, result in no brakes. This has occurred after the bike has been sitting, or while underway, no warning of any kind is displayed prior to the total lost of either the front or rear brakes.”
NHTSA complaint #10862218, filed 2016-04, 72,000 miles“Started out driveway and tried to stop at street but rear brake pedal would not work. Was able to stop with front brake. Took to dealership and was told ABS module was malfunctioning. There was no ABS light indicating malfunction and could have been a potential accident if street were busier. From viewing complaints there are more than a few incidents of this problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10924221, filed 2016-11, 50,000 miles“Parked the motorcycle in the evening. Next morning when getting ready to go, discovered that the rear brake pedal would not depress. Luckily, the speed at the time was zero MPH. No brake failure indicator light was present. Diagnosed the problem to the ABS system. The ABS system has failed in such a way that the motorcycle has no rear brake. Only the dealership can work on harley ABS systems. This failure could be catastrophic. Abs systems are supposed to be designed to fail safe . This one has failed rendering the motorcycle with no rear brake. …”
NHTSA complaint #10593383, filed 2014-05, 32,524 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 FLTRSE3 2009, Flhtcu 2008–2011, Flhr 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 FLTRSE3 2009, Flhr 2009–2012, Flhrc 2009–2012 +23 more
Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 | 83% |
Other parts of the 2009 Harley-Davidson FLTRSE3
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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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