2013 Harley-Davidson Flhtcu problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Service Brakes (3) · Power Train (2) · Tires (1)
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Compared against other Harley-Davidson Flhtcu model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (21)
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 2025-11-18 · M1490 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin m1490 (v 26.0.2): 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). new software update version 26.0.2.
Unknown Or Other 2025-10-28 · M1391A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin m1391a (revu): midtronics grx-3110 and dca-8000 software. purporse: revision u. the purpose of this bulletin is to inform the dealer network that a software update to the grx-3110 and dca-8000 is now available. dynamic diagnostic charger system (part number: dca-8000). [rev u] ad
Unknown Or Other 2025-10-25 · PAB1171 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
genuine motor parts and accessories bulletin pab1171 (rev b): software update for screamin eagle pro street tuner. purpose: revision b. updated: summary. the app has returned to the apple app store. this bulletin informs dealers that a recent software update to the screamin' eagle pro street tune
Unknown Or Other 2025-09-06 · M1490 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin m1490 (v 25.8.9): 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). new software update version 25.8.9
Unknown Or Other 2025-08-26 · M1490 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin m1490 (v 25.8.7): 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). new software update version 25.6.4,
Unknown Or Other 2025-08-26 · M1391A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin m1391a (rev t): midtronics grx-3110 and dca-8000 software. purporse: revision t. the purpose of this bulletin is to inform the dealer network that a software update to the grx-3110 and dca-8000 is now available. dynamic diagnostic charger system (part number: dca-8000). [rev t] u
Showing the 6 most recent of 21 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2025-02-27 · Tires · 💥 crash“see attached document for complaint.…”
2021-03-08 · Service Brakes · 56,000 mi“cannot pull the front brake lever. hard as a rock, the front brake is innoperative. abs module failure. happend at my house.…”
2019-10-21 · Service Brakes · 42,800 mi“abs system module failure. backing out of garage with ignition on, pulled front brake lever and it was locked, could not pull. had no front brake. had to stop bike by applying rear brake. rear brake functioned as it should. if you turn bike off and let it sit for a few hours, brake pressure in front equalizes. you can then pull front brake lever an…”
2018-09-11 · Power Train · 19,000 mi · 💥 crash“hydraulic clutch failure the hydraulic clutch failed while riding city roads causing an unsafe stop, loss control, personal injury.…”
2017-06-10 · Service Brakes · 35,032 mi“we were on a road trip and while traveling in the hill country we started hearing a popping sound which at first thought it was the road tar popping because it was hot out. as we were descending down the hill i applied the rear brakes and found that they went all the way down and the vehicle failed to slow. i applied the brakes several times and th…”
2014-07-03 · Engine · 2,800 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2013 harley davidson flhtcu. the contact stated that the catalytic converter was continuously overheating and causing the heat shield to fail. the contact was concerned about the potential of the failure causing severe burns. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician stated that the vehicle was working normall…”
2014-05-05 · Power Train · 1,890 mi · 💥 crash“while up-shifting gears from 2nd to 3rd the clutch failed and i could not disengage the transmission. i manually down-shifted to first to slow down then turned into a parking lot to get out of traffic and tried to find neutral to be able to stop safely but ran out of space before i had to apply the brakes and stall the engine. as the engine began…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.