| Issue ID | 1387101 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11001221 |
| Manufacurer | Harley-Davidson Motor Company |
| Brand | HARLEY-DAVIDSON |
| Model | FLSS |
| Model Year | 2017 |
| File date | 12/06/17 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | While driving the vehicle the hydrolic clutch becomes very stiff. This is random, it may work correctly then suddenly become increasingly hard to pull the clutch lever in. When this happens eventually the clutch will not disengage. Making it necessary to turn the bike off in order to disengsge the clutch. At one point i was unable to pull the clutch lever in when approching a stop light on a busy major intersection. I had to turn the motorcycle off and drift to the shoulder at the last moment. I have since had an accident on a gravel driveway while trying to shift gears. The clutch is unreliable, at times it works correctly and at other times is becomes too stiff to operate. I have driven motorcycles for 27 years and am very familiar with clutch operation. I have recently purchased this motorcycle and it has only 300 miles on it. I am unable to drive this motorcycle until this issue is resolved. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 300 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CHURCH HILL, MD |
| VIN pattern | 1HD1JS917HBXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | Y |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 1 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 10 |
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