FaultScore

FaultScore report

2024 Harley-Davidson Flhx problems

Owners have filed 13 complaints about the 2024 Harley-Davidson Flhx with NHTSA between 2024 and 2026. The largest single group is the other & unspecified. Across this model's run it ranks 8 of 8 worst.

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FaultScore 16/100

Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Harley-Davidson Flhx.

How this is worked out

The numbers

13

Complaints

0

Crashes reported

0

Fires reported

0

Injuries reported

What kind of bad

The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.

Complaint volume 26 vs 50 Severity 0 vs 50 Early failure not reported
The dashed ring is 50 — the national norm. Further out is worse.
Complaint volume — 26
Against the median year of the Harley-Davidson Flhx. 50 means typical for this model; 100 means roughly double.
Severity — 0
0% of these complaints involved a crash, fire, injury or death, against a national rate of 9.7%.
Early failure — not reported
Too few complaints recorded a mileage to measure this.

How 2024 compares with every other Harley-Davidson Flhx

Click any bar to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks on a 2024 Harley-Davidson Flhx

Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.

Other & Unspecified 4 30.8%
Suspension 2 15.4%
Electrical System 2 15.4%
Wheels 1 7.7%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 7.7%
Brakes 1 7.7%
Transmission & Drivetrain 1 7.7%

Median failure at 200 miles

Engine & Cooling 1 7.7%

Median failure at 18,000 miles

When owners complained

A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.

May 2024 peak 5 Jun 2026

The most recent complaints

In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.

at 18,000 miles Staten Island, NY

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

The contact owns a 2024 Harley-Davidson Street Glide FLHX. The contact stated that while driving on several occasions at various speeds, the temperature warning light illuminated. The vehicle was steered to the side of the road and was turned off to cool down for approximately 20 minutes. The vehicle was restarted, but the failure recurred after driving for approximately 15 minutes. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but was not yet diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 18,000.

NHTSA complaint #11743161 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Republic, MO

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

The information center. All gauges speedometer tach etc will interment go black. Not turn on at time. Goes off all the time and have to disconnect the battery etc.

NHTSA complaint #11698158 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Forest Lake, MN

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

The motorcycle becomes unstable and has a "death wobble". I purchased the motorcycle new from a Harley Davidson dealer and all service has been perform by the same dealer. The death wobble occurs at various situations including highway speed turns and straight high speed (~75-80 mph). This has occurred during calm and windy days. There was not rain and pavement was dry at the time of the incidents. The motorcycle continues to exhibit the "death wobble" at a variety of conditions not mentioned above, it is hard to guess when it will occur. I took it to the Harley Davidson dealer at ~200 miles and ~1,100 miles. The dealer reported that they could not reproduce the "death wobble". The dealer performed a test drive, checked the neck bearing, tire pressure and inspected tires. The "wobble" is not just an annoyance it is a true critical safety issue. I have also noted a significant number of other owners of the same motorcycle model/year have reported the same concern listed above. I urge the NHTSA to give a high priority in review of this safety concern. I have left the "Additional Details" section of this report blank as it occurred multiple times with the most recent being 8/4/2025 and the first being mid-May 2025. Basically, since I have owned motorcycle since new.

NHTSA complaint #11678394 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hurdle Mills, NC

SERVICE BRAKES

Brakes are not working properly. There is a pulse when applying the brakes. The brakes do not squarely apply pressure. There is a shutter when applying brakes.

NHTSA complaint #11667686 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Mount Olive, IL

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Harley redesigned their fairings on the 2024+ Street Glides, and have had issues with "death wobble" at higher speeds. When going down the Interstate at 80+ MPH, the bike has terrible front end wobble which you cannot accelerate or decelerate out of the wobble. You have to almost come to a complete stop before the death wobble goes away. I have taken the motorcycle to 2 different dealerships and neither one could duplicate the problem. These motorcycles are not safe at all! Harley needs to address this issue and come up with an actual fix for these issues.

NHTSA complaint #11665728 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Brooklyn, NY

WHEELS

Operating around New York City there’s a lot of potholes. Attempting to avoid potholes, I have hit a few and every time I may have hit one my bike feels as the tires are going to bust. The bike hits very hard.

NHTSA complaint #11650895 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Brooklyn, NY

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

As I was operating in Virginia speed limits was 70 and above my 2024 Harley Street Glide began to wobble at high speeds.

NHTSA complaint #11650893 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Brooklyn, NY

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Operating around New York City there’s a lot of potholes. Attempting to avoid potholes, I have hit a few and every time I may have hit one my bike feels as the tires are going to bust. The bike hits very hard.

NHTSA complaint #11650895 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Brooklyn, NY

SUSPENSION

As I was operating in Virginia speed limits was 70 and above my 2024 Harley Street Glide began to wobble at high speeds.

NHTSA complaint #11650893 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Brooklyn, NY

SUSPENSION

Operating around New York City there’s a lot of potholes. Attempting to avoid potholes, I have hit a few and every time I may have hit one my bike feels as the tires are going to bust. The bike hits very hard.

NHTSA complaint #11650895 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 200 miles Cashion, AZ

POWER TRAIN

The contact owns a 2024 Harley Davidson FLHX Street Glide Motorcycle. The contact stated while riding at approximately 65 MPH, the motorcycle became unstable, and the handlebars and front wheel started to vibrate violently. The motorcycle was taken to a local dealer where the tire pressure and torque converter was inspected; however, no cause for the failure was found. The motorcycle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 200.

NHTSA complaint #11598330 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Saint Johns, FL

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

The speedometer is off between 3 and 7 MPH, depending on the speed traveling. I took it in for service, and they stated they needed to consult with corporate. They never got back to me, and after a month, I reached out again, and they sent a text message stating the below: "David this is Jacob at Daytona HD. After speaking with Harley again on your speedo concern they consider it to be within acceptable range of being off. The ref # for the call is [XXX], if you would like to reach out to Harley regarding this the customer service phone # is 1 800 258 2464". INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA complaint #11592806 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Jenks, OK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

I have my motorcycle setup to connect to my phone using Bluetooth. I used this to connect via Apple Car Play. I occasionally have an issue where my IPhone 13 Pro Plus screen goes black with a spinning wheel. The iPhone eventually restarts. This happens occasionally. I have heard other people in a Harley Facebook group complain about the same issue with their 2024 Street Glide and Road Glide.

NHTSA complaint #11590249 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.