Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 41 owner complaints across 18 model years of the Harley-Davidson Electra Glide (1967–2004). The most-complained-about year is 2003.

Pick your Harley-Davidson Electra Glide model year

• 1967
• 1968
• 1969
• 1970
• 1971
• 1972
• 1974
• 1975
• 1976
• 1982
• 1997
• 1998
• 1999
• 2000
• 2001
• 2002
• 2003
• 2004

What Harley-Davidson Electra Glide owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 41 complaints with NHTSA. The 2003 model year has the most, with 13.

• Electrical system: fuses and circuit breakers6
• Electrical system6
• Engine and engine cooling: gasoline3
• Power train3
• Equipment2
• Suspension2
• Structure2
• Steering2

All Harley-Davidson Electra Glide recalls (6)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Harley-Davidson Electra Glide, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Disc (service brakes)

   NHTSA 76V152000 Reported September 27, 1976 57,140 vehicles potentially affected HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO.

   Model years: 1974, 1975, 1976

2. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

   NHTSA 71V215000 Reported November 22, 1971 11,400 vehicles potentially affected HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO.

   Model years: 1971, 1972

3. Lugs/nuts/bolts/studs (wheels)

   NHTSA 71V109000 Reported June 24, 1971 12,963 vehicles potentially affected HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO.

   Model years: 1969, 1970

4. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

   NHTSA 71V092000 Reported May 27, 1971 155 vehicles potentially affected HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO.

   Model years: 1971

5. Pedals and linkages (service brakes)

   NHTSA 69V103000 Reported July 28, 1969 5,000 vehicles potentially affected HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO.

   Model years: 1967, 1968

6. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

   NHTSA 68V068000 Reported July 9, 1968 3,972 vehicles potentially affected HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO.

   Model years: 1967

Other Harley-Davidson models

• Flhtcu276 complaints
• Flhx185 complaints
• Flhtk161 complaints
• Flhtc112 complaints
• Flhtcui108 complaints
• Harley Davidson105 complaints
• XG75088 complaints
• Flhr87 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.