2008 Harley-Davidson Fxdl problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Fuel System, Gasoline (2) · Suspension:front:wheel Bearing (1) · Fuel/Propulsion System (1)
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (12)
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 2024-08-08 · 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
Vehicle Speed Control 2024-04-04 · M1612 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service 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 ge
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What owners report
2013-09-13 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 4,200 mi“approaching a red light, gearing down to stop, the idle continued above 3000rpm. shortly after that, the bike started eating the battery. now, when it happens, i know to get it home to the battery tender asap. three times the hd mechanics charge the battery and then, "can't find anything wrong". i had to fire old glory hd in laurel, md. looki…”
2011-09-08 · Suspension:front:wheel Bearing · 13,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2008 harley davidson fxdl. while driving 55 mph, the contact stated that the wheel bearing separated from the vehicle. the dealer repaired the wheel, but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 13,000 and the current mileage was 15,000. …”
2008-10-23 · Electrical System · 2,371 mi“2008 harley davidson motorcycle, while at highway speeds, the engine shuts off on it's own, has happened 3 times, dealer and harley are of no assistance in rectifying the problem. this is a huge safety issue! problem has occurred multiple times and most recent date, has happened twice in one day! *tr…”
2008-06-26 · Fuel System, Gasoline“reportedly, a number of 2008 touring harley davidson motorcycle owners are complaining about a defective fuel pump part that causes the motorcycle to stop pumping fuel and stopping abruptly. this issue is known by harley davidson (part #62229-08) and is being replaced by an improved part (#62229-08a) that is not defective. i am concerned for my s…”
2008-06-23 · Fuel System, Gasoline · 3,893 mi“2008 harley-davidson street glide w/3,893 miles. on sunday, june 15th about 40 miles from home my bike started jerking around and acting as if i slammed the brakes on. i could tell it was a fuel issue of some sort. with help from friends and 3 hours later we managed to limp it home by shutting it down and refiring when it was starving for fuel. the…”
2008-05-06 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 11 mi“uncontrollable idle, harley davidson fly by wire throttle. idle intermittently will go above 1800 rpm. a factory known issue with no permanent repair or replacement. i just bought a new harley and have experienced this 2 times both times the dealer experienced the problem as well..said it was fixed and sent me on my way. only for the high rpm …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.