2003 Harley-Davidson Flhtcui: Reliability Data

29
Total Complaints
10,151mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

3,000 25th Percentile
10,151 Median Mileage
26,951 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
8
ENGINE
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
1
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
1
EQUIPMENT
1
TIRES:VALVE
1

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH A 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE THAT CAUSED A CRASH. *AK"
"25 MAY, 2004 I WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL FOR MY 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHTCUI IN MID APRIL. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP, PETERSON'S HD OF MIAMI, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART AND THAT THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN IT WAS AVAILABLE. THEY REPEATED THIS STATEMENT THE NEXT TIME I CALLED THEM. THEY..."
"I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA-GLIDE REGARDING THE NEED TO REPLACE A 40 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER ON MY MOTORCYCLE DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF IT CEASING TO FUNCTION WITHOUT NOTICE. THE LETTER I RECEIVED STATED THAT HARLEY DAVIDSON SHOULD HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE AT THE CLOSES..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 8 complaints
25th: 4,000 mi Median: 9,414 mi 75th: 23,244 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS 8 complaints
25th: 13,250 mi Median: 16,700 mi 75th: 18,267 mi
ENGINE 3 complaints
Median: 29,705 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

NJ: 3 WI: 3 VA: 2 MA: 2 FL: 2 NY: 2 CA: 2 TX: 2 MO: 1 MN: 1

Who Files Complaints?

24.1%
Original Owners
75.9%
Second+ Owners

Harley-Davidson Flhtcui — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
2000200

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28