2017 Harley-Davidson Trike

Owner complaints

What owners report most

1. Power train4
2. Fuel/propulsion system2
3. Engine1

Latest complaints

• Jun 10, 2019IA5,100 mi
  Fuel/propulsion system
  When the engine on my 2017 harley davidson triglide gets hot, it will stall when I come to stop. this issue began after 5000 miles, and I've had it in the shop 2 times, but problem still exists. my trike still has only HD stock parts. it also will not start in gear with the clutch engaged, which…

  When the engine on my 2017 harley davidson triglide gets hot, it will stall when I come to stop. this issue began after 5000 miles, and I've had it in the shop 2 times, but problem still exists. my trike still has only HD stock parts. it also will not start in gear with the clutch engaged, which causes a huge safety issue when it stalls, as I must try to get it in neutral before I can restart it. last year, it stalled with the clutch engaged, in the middle of a very busy intersection, on a holiday weekend. I had to try to get it in neutral before I could restart it. fortunately, traffic waited for me to move. I understand harley davidson IS aware of this safety issue with the 2017 trike, but has not issued a recall to fix it yet.

• Mar 18, 2019FL3,500 mi
  Engine · Power train
  While riding the trike stalls out while stopped at traffic lights, or stop signs. Took it to harley, they said nothing was wrong with it. After riding for fourty years, pretty sure I know IS something IS wrong, and there IS! After researching online, I find that I am not alone with this problem…

  While riding the trike stalls out while stopped at traffic lights, or stop signs. Took it to harley, they said nothing was wrong with it. After riding for fourty years, pretty sure I know IS something IS wrong, and there IS! After researching online, I find that I am not alone with this problem, and that the fix IS a faulty safety switch on the clutch. The trike will only start in neutral, which it should start in gear with the brakes applied, this IS a sign that the switch IS bad. After spending $150.00 for harley to tell me nothing was wrong with it, and wasting five hours there, I am not happy. As soon as I left there, I pull out into traffic, and it stalls out on me right in the middle of a intersection. I try to start it, and again, it won't start until it IS back in neutral, by now, I am about getting run over by seriously ticked off people in cars, because I am blocking traffic. I really think that the first time that someone gets seriously hurt, or killed, someone will take notice to this issue, and hopefully it isn't me, because I will make sure that someone gets sued over this, especially after I was told that nothing was wrong with me trike. You would think after spending 35,000 I would have a dependable trike that I could ride safely, and enjoy.

• Mar 11, 2019TX
  Power train
  TL* the contact owns a 2017 harley-davidson trike free wheeler. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 18v734000 (power train). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The vehicle was taken to desperado…

  TL* the contact owns a 2017 harley-davidson trike free wheeler. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 18v734000 (power train). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The vehicle was taken to desperado harley-davidson (1201 s bentsen rd, mcallen, tx 78501) and the contact was informed that the part was not available. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. *Bf.

• Jan 14, 2019TX1,001 mi
  Power train
  TL* the contact owns a 2017 harley-davidson trike. Occasionally, when placing the vehicle into gear, the clutch seized, failed to shift, and remained stuck. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact called lumberjack harley-davidson (2518 nw stallings dr, nacogdoches, tx 75964…

  TL* the contact owns a 2017 harley-davidson trike. Occasionally, when placing the vehicle into gear, the clutch seized, failed to shift, and remained stuck. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact called lumberjack harley-davidson (2518 nw stallings dr, nacogdoches, tx 75964, (936) 715-0100) and a mechanic was supposed to retrieve the vehicle, but never showed up. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 1,001. The vin was unknown.

• Jan 11, 2019NY
  Power train
  TL* the contact owns a 2017 harley-davidson trike motorcycle. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 18v734000 (power train). The contact called eisenhauer's tioga county harley-davidson at 570-659-5000 (located at 2911 s main st, mansfield, pa 16933) and was informed that the…

  TL* the contact owns a 2017 harley-davidson trike motorcycle. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 18v734000 (power train). The contact called eisenhauer's tioga county harley-davidson at 570-659-5000 (located at 2911 s main st, mansfield, pa 16933) and was informed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

• May 3, 2018PA6,454 mi
  Fuel/propulsion system

  Trike constantly stalls when starting from a stop, and have to apply brakes both at same time or just front or rear it appears as intermittent at times. Safety hazard having to completely stop in an intersection when stalled, instead of just disengaging clutch and coasting to start as older bikes/ trikes.

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.

• 10173477SERVICE BULLETIN M1510: MILWAUKEE-EIGHT ENGINE - NEW OIL FILTER. REVISION. PURPOSE: To inform dealers of an improved oil filter for the Milwaukee-Eight (MKE-8) engine. The new oil filter uses the same synthetic 5-micron media as the current filter, however, the new oil filter effective media surface area was increased by 25%. The increased media supports the higher oil flow rate of MKE-8 engines. Fitment, clearance and performance testing has only been performed on MKE-8 vehicles. All Twin Cam vehicles continue to use the current oil filter.
• 10173463SERVICE BULLETIN M1510: MILWAUKEE-EIGHT ENGINE - NEW OIL FILTER. REVISION. PURPOSE: To inform dealers of an improved oil filter for the Milwaukee-Eight (MKE-8) engine. The new oil filter uses the same synthetic 5-micron media as the current filter, however, the new oil filter effective media surface area was increased by 25%. The increased media supports the higher oil flow rate of MKE-8 engines. Fitment, clearance and performance testing has only been performed on MKE-8 vehicles. All Twin Cam vehicles continue to use the current oil filter.
• 10172233SERVICE BULLETIN M1510: MILWAUKEE-EIGHT ENGINE - NEW OIL FILTER. PURPOSE: To inform dealers of an improved oil filter for the MKE-8 (Milwaukee-Eight) engine. The new oil filter uses the same synthetic 5-micron media as the current filter, however, the new oil filter effective media surface area was increased by 25%. The increased media supports the higher oil flow rate of MKE-8 engines. See Figure 1. Fitment, clearance and performance testing has only been performed on MKE-8 vehicles. All Twin Cam vehicles continue to use the current oil filter.
• 10172231SERVICE BULLETIN M1509: MILWAUKEE-EIGHT CYLINDER FLANGE NUT USAGE. To Inform dealers of a service manual change. This change affects the flange nut attaching the cylinder/cylinder head assembly to the cylinder stud in all MKE-8 (Milwaukee-Eight) engines. The flange nut is one-time use and is replaced after removing. An additional change is the lubrication of the flange nut. Verify that only the bottom of the flange nut receives lubrication. Do not allow lubrication on the cylinder stud or on the internal threads of the flange nut. Motorcycles Affected: Vehicles with the MKE-8 engine From 2017 - 2020.
• 10172226SERVICE BULLETIN M1508: 2009-2020 TRIKE PLATFORM - REVERSE MOTOR. PURPOSE: To inform dealers of a running change for the new reverse motor (Part No. 83388-09C) for Trike models. As of January 28, 2020 all Trike platform vehicles will be manufactured using the new reverse motor. The new reverse motor will be used to replace reverse motor assemblies (Part No. 83388-09, 83388-09A,83388-09B) that have failed diagnostics. Refer to Table 2. This motor contains several improvements for better motor durability.
• 10169951TECHNICAL TIP TT430: TWIN-COOLED SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS. PURPOSE: Revision. Updated Basic Operation, Cooling System Pressure Cap, Loss of Coolant from Right Fairing Lower Overflow Hose for all Twin-Cooled Touring and Trike models with symptoms relating to cooling system issues.
• 10169950TECHNICAL TIP TT466: UPDATED OIL PUMP FOR MILWAUKEE-EIGHT ENGINES. PURPOSE: Revision. To notify dealers that a new oil pump was put into production on some late 2019 and all 2020 Milwaukee-Eight engines, all models. The new oil pumps are retrofittable to all previous years and models that have the Milwaukee-Eight engine. If replacing the oil pump on 2017 - 2019 vehicle with a Milwaukee-Eight engine and pump should only be install as a complete unit. It is important to note that the new oil pumps, or their internal components, are not compatible with old oil pump versions.
• 10164800TECHNICAL TIP BULLETIN TT466: UPDATED OIL PUMP FOR MILWAUKEE-EIGHT ENGINES. PURPOSE: To notify dealers that a new oil pump was put into production on some late 2019 and all 2020 Milwaukee-Eight engines, all models. The new oil pumps are retrofittable to all previous years and models that have the Milwaukee-Eight engine. If replacing the oil pump on 2017 - 2019 vehicle with a Milwaukee-Eight engine and pump should only be install as a complete unit. It is important to note that the new oil pumps, or their internal components, are not compatible with old oil pump versions.
• 10164792SERVICE BULLETIN M1450: MILWAUKEE-EIGHT EQUIPPED VEHICLES - LOSS OF POWER OR HIGH ENGINE BRAKING. PURPOSE: REVISION. 2017 - 2019 model motorcycles equipped with a Milwaukee-Eight? engine can experience a condition known as sumping during extended periods at high rpm or under heavy engine load. Sumping is when an excessive amount of oil is suspended in the engine crankcase and the flywheel must travel through the oil, resulting in loss of power or a high degree of engine braking and potential engine component damage with extended use under these conditions. This bulletin provides the diagnostic procedure for determining if sumping is occurring.
• 10155120SERVICE BULLETIN M1359: 2014 - 2016 TOURING - HYDRAULIC CLUTCH LINE REPLACEMENT. PURPOSE: REVISION. A leak may occur on some Touring, CVO Touring, Police Touring and Trike models equipped with hydraulic clutch. The leak may occur when the line is replaced or when a P&A clutch line is installed. The area of the leak is at the joint where the clutch line attaches to the secondary clutch actuator (right side of the transmission). Required Dealer Action: Use Snap-on Flare Nut Socket (Part No. GAN85087B) and Snap-on Torque Wrench (Part No. QJR117F or similar) to tighten flare nut. Each time clutch line is installed or torque is adjusted to determine if leak is still present, bleed the clutch system.
• 10153956GENUINE MOTOR PARTS AND ACCESSORIES BULLETIN PAB1081: SCREAMIN' EAGLE UPDATES. Purpose: To inform dealers of Screamin' Eagle Pro Street Tuner software changes related to Stage II for Trike models and Smart Tune PRO improvements. The Screamin? Eagle team has identified and corrected integration issues which have triggered false diagnostic codes (P0134 and P0154) following Smart Tune PRO installation on some models. Update dealership computers with the latest Pro Street Tuner software. The software is available for update now through the normal update process. California update for the exceptions will be communicated as Harley-Davidson receive this approval.
• 10147409SERVICE BULLETIN M1469: 2009 - 2018 TRIKE - REVERSE MOTOR REPAIR. REVISION. Purpose: To inform dealers of a new reverse motor repair kit. This kit is used to replace a failed reverse motor assembly rather than replacing the entire reverse motor, including the gear housing. This kit contains several improvements for better motor durability. New Reverse Motor Kit Part No. 31400129.
• 10147407SERVICE BULLETIN M1458: 2009 - 2018 TRIKE - SERVICE MANUAL SUPPLEMENT UPDATE. REVISION. Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to communicate updates to the reverse motor inoperative diagnostic procedure in the service manual supplement. The procedure used in 2016 - 2018 Trike service manual supplements has been updated, however the procedure applies to all 2009 - 2018 Trike models. This bulletin also provides additional information which should be provided to Trike customers. This information is also in 2018 Trike owner's manuals.
• 10147405SERVICE BULLETIN M1436: 2017 ENGINE IDLE TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EITMS). REVISION - Updated Title. Purpose: Inform dealers of the operational details of the EITMS (Engine idle temperature management system) used on all 2017 Touring, Police, Trike and CVO Touring vehicles. Additionally this bulletin will bring awareness to a calibration change that was made to this same population of vehicles produced after early October 2016.
• 10135422SERVICE BULLETIN M1439: 2017 AND 2018 DRIVE BELT TENSION. This describes the new belt tension specification to use for belt tension before the first service interval. Belt tension is initially set to allow for early break-in of the belt and sprockets. The break-in occurs in the first few hundred miles and even to some degree in post assembly audit. Harley-Davidson has provided an acceptable range of belt tension variation at PDI based on testing and evaluation.
• 10135420SERVICE BULLETIN M1468: 2017 - 2018 TOURING AND TRIKE - CLUTCH SWITCH UPDATE. This bulletin informs the dealer network that a revised LHCM (Left hand control module) is available. The new parts have a stronger spring in the clutch switch to improve reliability. New clutch levers are also available in conjunction with the new LHCM. The new clutch levers have an improved ramp design that interfaces with the switch. The new levers can be identified by a machined dot. Resolves Issue: Touring models will not start in gear with the clutch lever pulled in. Trike models will not start in gear with brake applied and clutch pulled in.
• 10124215TECH TIP CRUISE CONTROL AND PTT BUTTON CONFIGURATION USING DIGITAL TECHNICIAN II. Issue: Some CB (Citizens band) radio equipped Touring model customers have expressed concern about manipulating the PTT (Push to talk) button on the right hand control, while operating the throttle control. Symptom: Rider's comfort. Resolution: To address this concern, a new feature is included in DIGITAL TECHNICIAN II (PART NUMBER: HD-48650) software version 11.0 that allows the configuration of the PTT and cruise control buttons to be interchanged. This will allow CB radio customers the option to move PTT function to the LHCM (Left hand control module) and the cruise control function to the RHCM (Right hand control module). If a customer requests this change in configuration, the kit in Table 1 must be installed. These buttons are gray to visually differentiate them from the OE (Original equipment) buttons.
• 10115980Service Bulletin M1439: 2017 DRIVE BELT TENSION. This Service Bulletin describes the new belt tension specification to use for belt tension before the first service interval. Belt tension is initially set to allow for early break-in of the belt and sprockets. The break-in occurs in the first few hundred miles and even to some degree in post assembly audit. Harley-Davidson has provided an acceptable range of belt tension variation at PDI based on testing and evaluation.
• 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.
• 10096230Harley-davidson has determined that a limited number of recently produced fl touring and trike models intended for certain international markets, may have been built with a fuel pump assembly containing an incorrect fuel pump motor.

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