2015 Harley-Davidson Fld problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Service Brakes (3) · Engine (1)
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (25)
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 2026-04-25 · M1727 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin m1727: big twin inner primary seal changes. purpose: initial release. this bulletin informs dealers of changes to the inner primary seal (part no. 12052). the seal part number was changed from (part no. 12052a, black in color) to (part no. 12052b, brown in color). a new inner prima
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,
Showing the 6 most recent of 25 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2020-06-29 · Service Brakes · 15,600 mi“there is a recall for the rear master cylinder on some of the 2015 tri-glide trikes part # 41700251 which is the same rear master cylinder in the 2015 harley davidson freewheeler trikes, which my rear brake pedal goes down with no stopping, when the rear braked pedal is depressed. front brakes work fine. harley davidson is using the same def…”
2017-10-30 · Engine · 2,100 mi“when first starting my motorcycle when cold, the motorcycle will sputter and try to stall. because of this, several times, while turning the motorcycle tries to stall. this has almost caused me to almost crash several times. i took the motorcycle to a harley davisdon dealer twice. the first time the dealer replaced the spark plugs. the second time …”
2016-10-14 · Service Brakes · 6,000 mi“while riding the bike i heard an unusual metal noise looked down to discover rear brake rod disconnected from rear brake peddle. clevis pin and cotter apparently dropped off the bike. when i went to tap the brake peddle it was swinging freely. there was absolutely no way to safely bring the bike to a halt. dealer replaced missing pin.…”
2015-10-21 · Service Brakes · 3,270 mi“while riding the bike i heard an unusual metal noise (ever so slight next to the sound of the bike) looked down to discover rear brake rod disconnected from rear brake peddle. clevis pin and cotter apparently dropped off the bike. when i went to tap the brake peddle, to stop the bike, it was horizontal to the pavement and completely inoperable. bla…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.