2008 Harley-Davidson Flhrse4 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Vehicle Speed Control (2) · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:auxillary Tank (1) · Equipment (1)
Safety recalls (1)
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 2018-01-29 · campaign 18V076000 · 174,636 vehicles
Defect: Harley-Davidson Motor Company (Harley-Davidson) is recalling all 2008-2011 Touring, CVO Touring and VSRC motorcycles equipped with anti-lock brakes (ABS), including Road King (FLHR), Road King Police (EFI) (FLHP), Road King Police (EFI) (FLHPE), Electra Glide Standard Police (EFI) (FLHTP), Electra Glide Classic (EFI) (FLHTC), Electra Glide Ultra Classic (EFI) (FLHTCU) and Street Glide (EFI) (FLHX), 2008 VROD (VRSCAWA), CVO Road King 4 (FLHRSE4), Night Rod (VRSCDA), CVO Ultra Classic 3 (FLHTCUSE3
Risk: These deposits may cause a valve within the ABS Hydraulic Control Unit to stick, reducing braking ability and increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Harley-Davidson will notify owners, and dealers will flush the entire brake system with new Platinum Label DOT 4 brake fluid, free of charge. The recall began on February 14, 2018. Owners may contact Harley-Davidson customer service at 1-800-258-2464. Harley-Davidson's number for this recall is 0171.
Service bulletins (11)
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.
Unknown Or Other 2025-08-16 · M1684 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin m1684: market specific battery introduction. purpose: initial release. this bulletin informs dealers of the availability of new batteries for new original equipment (oe) vehicle production and in the parts and accessories (p&a) catalog. availability of the new absorbed glass mat (ag
Vehicle Speed Control 2025-01-24 · M1650 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin m1650: milwaukee eight and twin cam camshaft drive gear retention kit changes. purpose: this bulletin informs dealers that changes have been made to the camshaft drive gear retention kit and service proceduresfor the milwaukee-eight and twin cam applications. in an effort to increas
Unknown Or Other 2024-09-12 · M1555 · Warranty Program/Extension
service 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.
Unknown Or Other 2024-08-08 · M1490 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service 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
Unknown Or Other 2024-07-10 · PAB1158 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
genuine 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.
Unknown Or Other 2024-05-01 · M1490 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service 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
Showing the 6 most recent of 11 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2015-11-10 · Vehicle Speed Control · 11,650 mi“riding vehicle when sudden and unexpected loss of power occurred. searched online and found the issue was with the throttle control actuator. hd has revised this assembly, but it is still problematic. search results are loaded with other owners experiencing the same issue. hd knows about it and has issued a tsb on it, but has done nothing in the…”
2014-11-13 · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:auxillary Tank · 13,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2008 h-d flhrse4. the contact stated that while parked, there was fuel leaking from the fuel tank without warning. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, who diagnosed that that the fuel tank o-ring needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 13,000.…”
2009-12-02 · Equipment · 8,500 mi“tl*the contact owns a 2008 harley davidson road king motorcycle. while driving 65 mph, he noticed that the right side saddle bag fell off of the vehicle. the contact was informed by the dealer that the retaining pins were loose and needed to be replaced. there were no prior warnings and the vehicle has not been serviced. the current and failure mil…”
2009-09-02 · Vehicle Speed Control · 434 mi“i was operating my 2008 harley davidson flhrse4 on several occasions when the throttle by wire cut out in traffic almost causing an accident. this has happened on several occasions, and each time, the motorcycle has been taken to the dealership where it was purchased for repair. each time, the service dept. stated the issue was fixed, only to occ…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.