Harley-Davidson FLHR 2014–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin M1409A · NHTSA communication 10195140 · issued Dec 1, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2014–2016
model years
28
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin is to inform dealers of the steps to perform after performing the Touring and Trike Rear Shock absorber callback return. The shipping plug must be transferred from the new shock to the return shock. When oil is allowed to leak during the return process, the call-back issue cannot be properly diagnosed. Installing the plug in the return shock contains the oil in the shock during the shipment to the supplier. This information applies to 2014-2016 Touring and Trike models with rear air shock absorbers.
Vehicles covered
- 2014 Harley-Davidson FLHR
- 2015 Harley-Davidson FLHR
- 2016 Harley-Davidson FLHR
- 2014 Harley-Davidson Flhtcu
- 2015 Harley-Davidson Flhtcu
- 2016 Harley-Davidson Flhtcu
- 2015 Harley-Davidson Flhtcul
- 2016 Harley-Davidson Flhtcul
- 2015 Harley-Davidson Flhtcul TC
- 2014 Harley-Davidson Flhtcu TC
- 2015 Harley-Davidson Flhtcu TC
- 2014 Harley-Davidson Flhtcutg
- 2015 Harley-Davidson Flhtcutg
- 2016 Harley-Davidson Flhtcutg
- 2014 Harley-Davidson Flhtk
- 2015 Harley-Davidson Flhtk
- 2016 Harley-Davidson Flhtk
- 2015 Harley-Davidson Flhtkl
- 2016 Harley-Davidson Flhtkl
- 2014 Harley-Davidson Flhtkse
- 2015 Harley-Davidson Flhtkse
- 2016 Harley-Davidson Flhtkse
- 2015 Harley-Davidson FLRT
- 2016 Harley-Davidson FLRT
- 2015 Harley-Davidson Fltrx
- 2016 Harley-Davidson Fltrx
- 2015 Harley-Davidson Fltrxs
- 2016 Harley-Davidson Fltrxs
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.