2014 Harley-Davidson Flstc

Owner complaints

What owners report most

1. Engine and engine cooling1
2. Power train1
3. Unknown or other1

Latest complaints

• Sep 9, 2015TX5,000 mi
  Unknown or other
  I bought my bike brand new on 08/31/14. At exactly 5000 miles, (technically before then), the rear factory dunlop D401 was slick. I took the bike to the dealer, and they said the bike was perfect, alignment was perfect, even the tire wear was perfect and that sometimes, bikes just do that. I don't…

  I bought my bike brand new on 08/31/14. At exactly 5000 miles, (technically before then), the rear factory dunlop D401 was slick. I took the bike to the dealer, and they said the bike was perfect, alignment was perfect, even the tire wear was perfect and that sometimes, bikes just do that. I don't buy that. They refused to help me with it, so I contacted dunlop, who also refused to help. So, I bought a dunlop american elite. I want to stay american made. I have a little over 7000 miles on it, and now it needs to be replaced. I don't think it's the tires. I have run dunlop's on other bikes for years and gotten any where from 10k-12k miles and that IS with burn outs! To date, I have never done a burn out on this HD. I have talked to other folks who have the same bike, and theirs get good tire mileage, and I have talked to others who have various other models of hd's and a couple of them have the same problem. It IS in the bike setup. Somewhere. I love my bike, but I don't have 300 bucks to shell out every few months because the tire IS slick. My front tire IS still the factory tire and will still pass state inspection. I don't get it. Less than 13K miles, and already need a 3RD tire!

• Dec 3, 2014NM300 mi
  Engine and engine cooling
  TL* the contact owns a 2014 harley davidson flstc. The contact stated that the motor would become extremely hot. The dealer diagnosed that the oil tank was too close to the seat and as a result, an air cool filter and shield guard needed to be installed. The vehicle was not repaired. The…

  TL* the contact owns a 2014 harley davidson flstc. The contact stated that the motor would become extremely hot. The dealer diagnosed that the oil tank was too close to the seat and as a result, an air cool filter and shield guard needed to be installed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 300. ## vin passed ## harley davidson heritage softail classic 2014 ##

• Sep 7, 2014TX1,600 mi
  Power train
  While sitting at a red light, my clutch disengaged causing my motorcycle to lunge forward. I had to apply brake and was not able to change gear to neutral as clutch would not engage. luckily I was first in line and was able to move it into crosswalk in front of median. I am not sure if it was…

  While sitting at a red light, my clutch disengaged causing my motorcycle to lunge forward. I had to apply brake and was not able to change gear to neutral as clutch would not engage. luckily I was first in line and was able to move it into crosswalk in front of median. I am not sure if it was because bike was hot as after about 10 minutes it ran normal including clutch. however, researching problem I noticed other makes same year had recall on clutch and thought it might be useful information in case others have similar incidences to prevent something serious from happening. as I just happened to get lucky when it happened, I could have easily lunged out into cross traffic at the intersection and/or hit person in front of me if there was one. *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.
• 10254115SERVICE BULLETIN M1612 (REV A): MILWAUKEE-EIGHT AND TWIN CAM TRANSMISSION GEAR PACKS. Purpose: Revision. Update: Notes for Table 3 and 4. * Updated: Part Numbers. This bulletin informs dealers that all: Twin Cam gear packs on CVO, Dyna, Police, Softail, Touring & Trike models and Milwaukee-Eight gear packs on CVO, Police, Softail, Touring & Trike models ordered after December 04, 2023 will not come with the shift drum, forks, shafts and related hardware. Models Affected: 2006-2017 Twin Cams: Dyna models 2007-2016 Twin Cams: CVO, Police, Touring and Trike models 2007-2017 Twin Cams: Softail models 2017-2024 Milwaukee-Eight: CVO, Police, Touring and Trike models 2018-2024 Milwaukee-Eight: Softail models
• 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.
• 10248398SERVICE BULLETIN M1612: MILWAUKEE-EIGHT AND TWIN CAM TRANSMISSION GEAR PACKS. Purpose: This bulletin informs dealers that all: Twin Cam gear packs on CVO, Dyna, Police, Softail, Touring & Trike models and Milwaukee-Eight gear packs on CVO, Police, Softail, Touring & Trike models ordered after December 04, 2023 will not come with the shift drum, forks, shafts and related hardware. Note: Resubmission is a correction to Selected Products Section of Transaction ID 24MC44619, NHTSA ID 10248397. Models Affected by M1612 to include only: 2006-2017 Twin Cams: Dyna models 2007-2016 Twin Cams: CVO, Police, Touring and Trike models 2007-2017 Twin Cams: Softail models 2017-2024 Milwaukee-Eight: CVO, Police, Touring and Trike models 2018-2024 Milwaukee-Eight: Softail models
• 10248397SERVICE BULLETIN M1612: MILWAUKEE-EIGHT AND TWIN CAM TRANSMISSION GEAR PACKS. Purpose: This bulletin informs dealers that all: Twin Cam gear packs on CVO, Dyna, Police, Softail, Touring & Trike models and Milwaukee-Eight gear packs on CVO, Police, Softail, Touring & Trike models ordered after December 04, 2023 will not come with the shift drum, forks, shafts and related hardware.
• 10195169Harley-Davidson is aware of conditions that may result in a streaking appearance or film residue on the inside of some instrument gauges including speedometer and tachometers. This may occur after exposure of the vehicle to humid conditions. This condition may remain even after the moisture has evaporated.
• 10193488Harley-Davidson is aware of conditions that may result in a streaking appearance or film residue on the inside of some instrument gauges including speedometer and tachometers. This may occur after exposure of the vehicle to humid conditions. This condition may remain even after the moisture has evaporated.
• 10158172GENUINE MOTOR PARTS AND ACCESSORIES BULLETIN PAB1084: SOFTAIL BACKREST PAD IMPROVEMENTS. Purpose: To inform dealers of design improvements for the Compact Passenger Backrest Pads. Some of these pads can become loose resulting in the backrest pad slipping on the sissy bar. The new backrest pads, designated with an ?A? revision, have been redesigned to fix this issue.
• 10153955SERVICE BULLETIN M1485: 2000 - 2017 SOFTAIL - FUEL TANK GASKET. Purpose: Service fuel tanks for Softail motorcycles are now being updated to include a top plate gasket (Part No. 61381-02A) with all new replacement tanks. Harley-Davidson strongly recommends using the new gasket when servicing the fuel tank. The updated gasket has improved sealing of fuel vapors and improved compatibility with fuel that contains ethanol alcohol additives. Motorcycles Affected: 2000 - 2017 Softails, all models excluding FXSTD, FXSTDSE, FXSTDSE2, FXCW and FXCWC.
• 10139399TECH ARTICLE TA0023: TA0023: Crankshaft Rod Bearing. Purpose: Technicians have been falsely identifying connecting rod bearings as failed due to a perception of resistance as the rods are rotated. The clearance of the Twin Cam and Milwaukee-Eight crank pin bearings are maintained to a very tight range. This optimizes performance and maintains low mechanical noise in operation. The connecting rod bore can also distort slightly in operation due to stress relaxation. As a result, bearing clearance decreases due to the contact zone broadening and the load being distributed over more rollers. The combination of a bore being slightly out of round and reduced bearing clearance can result in varying degrees of resistance through the range of motion. Axial clearance is also tightly controlled for proper alignment. For these reasons, zones of resistance can be found when the connecting rods are rotated by hand through their range of motion. Resistance during rod motion, by itself, is not an indication of a performance or durability concern.
• 10117896PARTS & ACCESSORIES BULLETIN PAB1067: SCREAMIN? EAGLE SMART TUNE PRO RELEASED FOR SHIPMENT. Purpose is to notify dealers that the Smart Tune PRO ? Automatic Tuning Module is 50-state U.S. EPA approved and released for shipment.
• 10117892SERVICE BULLETIN M1446: BIG TWIN LONG BLOCK REPLACEMENT ENGINE, REVISION. Purpose is updated dealer action for Twin Cam engines for warranty or as replacement engines. Starting on June 1, 2017 HDMC (Harley-Davidson Motor Company) is no longer offering full engine replacement for model years 2014-2016 Touring Twin Cam engines. Starting on September 1, 2017 HDMC is no longer offering full engine replacement for model years 2014-2017 Softail, Dyna and CVO Softail Twin Cam engines.
• 10096814Tech articles: installation of boom! Infotainment software release 1.20.2 may cause the infotainment system to freeze and become non-responsive to inputs from the hand controls, soft keys, or touch screen. An ignition cycle off-on may get the system to respond or it may not. If a customer IS experiencing this issue, update software to release 1.20.3.
• 10096304This bulletin helps the dealer locate needed information to update and service boom! Box audio infotainment systems. It also lists software revisions and the fixes addressed in each revision.
• 10090280This document will outline inspection and measurement procedures for gerotor style oil pumps. It provides inspection procedures only without specifications.

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