2004 Harley-Davidson Touring problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Suspension (2) · Electrical System:horn (2) · Vehicle Speed Control:cruise Control (1)
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (2)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Equipment:other:owners/Service/Other Manual 2008-10-20 · M-1233 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
harley davidson: a change to the final torque of the fork cap (part number 45419-80) and for tube plug (part number 45838-77). the new torque for both parts is 60-70 ft lbs (81.3-94.9nm). *pe
Equipment:other:owners/Service/Other Manual 2003-10-24 · 1142 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
2004 service literature update. harley davidson sportster 2004 *sc
What owners report
2014-04-07 · Vehicle Speed Control · 475 mi“when using the cb on a ride, the location of the ptt button was changed from the right hand side to the left. when pushing the push to talk cb button you have an issue with shutting the engine off do the location of the button. i shut the engine off 5 times on my last ride. this is a dangerous situation that may cause an accident. *tr…”
2005-09-28 · Suspension · 3,000 mi · 💥 crash“2004 harley-davidson road king. i was going into a sweeping right hand turn, then the rear end started to wobble and i couldn't control the bike ran off the road, was trashed and i broke two ribs and a collar bone. i have owned many of the same bike over 30 years and had wobble problems before but never crashed. *jb…”
2005-09-23 · Electrical System:horn · 25,000 mi“2004 flhtcui harley-davidson horn issue. does not operate correctly. it appears that not enough power is getting to the horn and it becomes a 50-50 chance that the horn might work. took it to the hd shop 3 times and all 3 times they said they could not duplicate the issue. the second time i even paid for a new horn as to eliminate one possible …”
2005-09-22 · Electrical System:horn · 20,500 mi“the horn on my 2004 harley davidson flhtcui motorcycle only works intermittently. my dealer has replaced the horn twice, yet the horn is still intermittent. the first replacement actually made the horn much worse. this is a major safety issue. because motorcycles are harder to see, i use my horn to warn other motorists of my presence. when my …”
2005-09-22 · Suspension“dt: the vehicle pulled to the left when driving. had been to the dealer 4 times, and will take it back on august 15, 2005. filed a complaint under the lemon law . they said it was not a problem . the first time consumer took vehicle to the dealer it had 479 miles on it. had it 8 days and found just a couple of loose bolts.*ak the vehicle has …”
2005-06-03 · Vehicle Speed Control:cruise Control · 9,000 mi“cruise control on harley davidson flhtcui (2004) worked intermittently. at times, the cruise would operate normally, but then would cut out suddenly and without warning. or, the control panel indicated the cruise was on, when in fact it wasn't. 4-9-05 was not first incident; there were numerous prior events.…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.