Harley-Davidson FLHX103 problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
5 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
28,750 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2011 to 2014 model years. Data updated: . 2 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
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Owner-reported patterns
Most common problems
Service Brakes is the most frequently named component, appearing in 2 of 5 complaints (40.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic
Matching reports
Share of complaints
Braking behavior
3
60.0%
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
Service Brakes
2
Unknown Or Other
2
Vehicle Speed Control
1
Component breakdown data
Category
Count
Service Brakes
2
Unknown Or Other
2
Vehicle Speed Control
1
Service Brakes: 2; Unknown Or Other: 2; Vehicle Speed Control: 1
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
Under 25,000
1
25,000 to 49,999
1
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
Category
Count
Under 25,000
1
25,000 to 49,999
1
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Under 25,000: 1; 25,000 to 49,999: 1; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 3 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
2017
2
2023
2
2024
1
Complaints over time data
Category
Count
2017
2
2023
2
2024
1
2017: 2; 2023: 2; 2024: 1
Pattern summary
Service Brakes leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 3 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
LOSS OF REAR BRAKES, REAR BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD AS A ROCK NO BRAKING WHAT'S SO EVER IT FRONT BRAKES ARE FUNCTIONING!! ABS EQUIPPED BIKE POSSIBLE ABS MODULE FAILURE. 18000 MILES. WAS RIDING MOTORCYCLE AND WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION APPROX. 45 MPH AND UPON APPLYING THE REAR BRAKE THE PEDAL WAS HARD AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO SLOW THE MOTORCYCLE DOWN AND I HAD TO USE THE FRONT BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE.
Original Abs module has failed, brakes are inoperable. I’m a retired technician and performed the fluid exchange with new fluid myself. The system still failed and left me without brakes. I donor trust the bike anymore but feel that the public is wanting to purchase the bike at an extreme discount.
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
5 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
40.0%Usable mileage2 / 5 records
100.0%Valid incident date5 / 5 records
100.0%Valid filing date5 / 5 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates5 / 5 records
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
Component complaint heatmap
Component
2011
2013
2014
Service Brakes
133.3%ODI 11511475
Original Abs module has failed, brakes are inoperable. I’m a retired technician and performed the fluid exchange with new fluid myself. The system still failed and left me without brakes. I donor trust the bike anymore but feel that the public is wanting to purchase the bike at an extreme discount.
4/16- Rode bike 250mi towards end of ride the front brake lever got really hard to pull, got to next stop front brake lever was rock hard could not pull it back next day took it to Harley dealer still has very stiff brake lever they say it's dirty fluid and want to flush it I believe that the ABS control module is faulty. Harley dealer they wanted to rebuild front calipers the bike only has 40,000mi I argued but they did it anyway and claim its fixed. Picked bike up on 4/26 5/17- Backed out of garage and front brake was froze up again called u…
LOSS OF REAR BRAKES, REAR BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD AS A ROCK NO BRAKING WHAT'S SO EVER IT FRONT BRAKES ARE FUNCTIONING!! ABS EQUIPPED BIKE POSSIBLE ABS MODULE FAILURE. 18000 MILES. WAS RIDING MOTORCYCLE AND WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION APPROX. 45 MPH AND UPON APPLYING THE REAR BRAKE THE PEDAL WAS HARD AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO SLOW THE MOTORCYCLE DOWN AND I HAD TO USE THE FRONT BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE.
ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THEN MOTORCYCLE GOES INTO LIMP MODE, NO THROTTLE RESPONSE LOSES POWER, VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IN HEAVY INTERSTATE TRAFFIC OR ANY ROADWAY FOR THAT MATTER
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
Component failure mileage distribution
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
Unknown Or Other
Too few reports for a range
18,500 mi
1 (sparse)
ODI 11022753 · 18,500 mi
LOSS OF REAR BRAKES, REAR BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD AS A ROCK NO BRAKING WHAT'S SO EVER IT FRONT BRAKES ARE FUNCTIONING!! ABS EQUIPPED BIKE POSSIBLE ABS MODULE FAILURE. 18000 MILES. WAS RIDING MOTORCYCLE AND WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION APPROX. 45 MPH AND UPON APPLYING THE REAR BRAKE THE PEDAL WAS HARD AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO SLOW THE MOTORCYCLE DOWN AND I HAD TO USE THE FRONT BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE.
ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THEN MOTORCYCLE GOES INTO LIMP MODE, NO THROTTLE RESPONSE LOSES POWER, VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IN HEAVY INTERSTATE TRAFFIC OR ANY ROADWAY FOR THAT MATTER
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
2024-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-02
0
None
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2025-03
0
None
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2025-04
0
None
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2025-05
0
None
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2025-06
0
None
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2025-07
0
None
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2025-08
0
None
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2025-09
0
None
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2025-10
0
None
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2025-11
0
None
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2025-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-01
0
None
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2026-02
0
None
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2026-03
0
None
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2026-04
0
None
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2026-05
0
None
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2026-06
0
None
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2026-07
0
None
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2026-08
0
None
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2026-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2013: 0 complaints · 2014: 0 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2013
0
0
0
2014
0
0
0
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2013
1
0
0
2014
1
0
0
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
Component co-occurrence matrix
Component
Service Brakes
Unknown Or Other
Vehicle Speed Control
Service Brakes
—
0
0
Unknown Or Other
0
—
0
Vehicle Speed Control
0
0
—
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
1 patterns with matching reports.
Brake response concerns
1 mentions · 20.0% of complaints
Median mileage: 18,500 mi (1 usable records).
ODI 11022753 · 18,500 mi
LOSS OF REAR BRAKES, REAR BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD AS A ROCK NO BRAKING WHAT'S SO EVER IT FRONT BRAKES ARE FUNCTIONING!! ABS EQUIPPED BIKE POSSIBLE ABS MODULE FAILURE. 18000 MILES. WAS RIDING MOTORCYCLE AND WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION APPROX. 45 MPH AND UPON APPLYING THE REAR BRAKE THE PEDAL WAS HARD AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO SLOW THE MOTORCYCLE DOWN AND I HAD TO USE THE FRONT BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE.