Harley-Davidson FLHR 2014–2018 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin 1HDB6S5W11 · NHTSA communication 10124217 · issued Oct 17, 2017

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Steering

component

2014–2018

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

TECH ARTICLE TTA0016: 2014 and Later Touring Steering Head Bearing Adjustment. Revised. Issue: Steering head bearings on 2014 and later Touring, CVO Touring and Police Touring motorcycles which may not have been adjusted correctly using the service manual procedure at dealerships. Resolution: NOTE - Never make adjustments by feel. Always follow the process in the appropriate service manual. When submitting warranty claim information for steer head bearing adjustment, Harley-Davidson requires the following data: 1) What was the original steering head bearing swing back result found on the vehic

Vehicles covered

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.