2005 Harley-Davidson Flhri

Owner complaints

Latest complaints

• Sep 13, 2016MD38,000 mi
  Wheels

  Metzeler marathon 880 rear tire throwing chunks of tread rubber from carcass after roughly 2500 miles. Company had been contacted several times and refuses to inspect the tire. Noticed while parked after roughly 80 miles of good condition highway driving.

• Nov 4, 2009MI39,000 mi
  Wheels
  A rear wheel failure happened to my wife and me on july 10, 2009 on us 20 about 10 miles east of ainsworth, ne. It was about 6 pm and we were eastbound traveling at 65 mph with the cruise control on when the back end started to gyrate, a little becoming a lot within a second or two. The back end of…

  A rear wheel failure happened to my wife and me on july 10, 2009 on us 20 about 10 miles east of ainsworth, ne. It was about 6 pm and we were eastbound traveling at 65 mph with the cruise control on when the back end started to gyrate, a little becoming a lot within a second or two. The back end of the bike started coming around to the right almost immediately as if in a skid on ice all the time gyrating back n? Forth. This happened just as the high way had a turn to the right to it and there was no way I could make the curve and stay upright. There was no traffic coming the other way so I crossed into the oncoming lane and was able to get the bike stopped before going off the road. As soon as the first gyration occurred I clutched and held in, counter steered and started applying light rear break. It IS a miracle that neither one of us was injured or killed by oncoming traffic. Repair costs were approximately $2,000. This type of wheel failure/splitting should have never occurred. *Tr

Service bulletins

Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.

• 11008736SERVICE BULLETIN M1555 (REV E): BATTERY WARRANTY GUIDELINES. PURPOSE: Revision E. Added: Added procedures for the DCA-8000 E Battery Tester.* Updated: All sections. This bulletin informs the dealership network that Harley-Davidson has provided guidelines for battery warranty.
• 11007544SERVICE BULLETIN M1490 (V 24.8.8): DIGITAL TECHNICIAN II - UPDATES AND RELEASE NOTES. PURPOSE: This bulletin informs dealers that Harley-Davidson has made a software update to Digital Technician II (DT II). DIGITAL TECHNICIAN II (PART NUMBER: HD-48650). Version 24.8.8. Release Date: Week of August 5, 2024. New Features for Harley-Davidson vehicles: Advanced Module Replace for 2021 and later Revolution Max; 2023 and later CVO Touring; and 2024 Street Glide (FLHX), Road Glide (FLTRX). New Features for LiveWire vehicles: Updated calibrations for 2024 S2DM EV1/ EV6; 2024 S2MH EV1; and 2024 S2DM, S2MH. Changes: Added Hand Control Module (HCM) (Part No. 71500522A and 71500536A) for reflash support.
• 11005514GENUINE MOTOR PARTS AND MOTOR ACCESSORIES BULLETIN PAB1158: OIL FILTER PACKAGING AND CASE QUANTITY UPDATE. PURPOSE: To inform dealerships that Harley-Davidson has made updates to oil filters including new part numbers, packaging design, and bulk case quantity changes.
• 11001293SERVICE BULLETIN M1490 (V 24.6.4): DIGITAL TECHNICIAN II - UPDATES AND RELEASE NOTES. PURPOSE: Revision. This bulletin informs dealers that Harley-Davidson has made a software update to Digital Technician II (DT II). DIGITAL TECHNICIAN II (PART NUMBER: HD-48650). Version 24.6.4. Release Date: Week of May 1, 2024. New Features for LiveWire S2DM and S2MH, 2024 Revolution Max, and 2024 Touring.
• 10248401GENUINE MOTOR PARTS AND MOTOR ACCESSORIES BULLETIN PAB1146: 68193-95 BULB WEDGE, FENDER TIP LAMP. Purpose: To inform dealers of an issue with the bulb wire terminals not being to specification. The light bulbs were used in numerous front and rear fender tip light assemblies for domestic and international applications.

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