The Used Car Index

2008 Harley-Davidson FXSTSSE2 problems

NHTSA lists 1 complaints for the 2008 Harley-Davidson FXSTSSE2, 1 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 1 complaints mention an injury, with 1 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXSTSSE2.

At a glance

Complaints
1
With crash
1
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
1
Injuries
1
Deaths
0
Recalls
1
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
11,005
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
10

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1100.0%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.

Recalls

See new recalls and investigations this week.

1 recalls.

09V211000

Date: 2009-06-10. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC.

Defect: HARLEY DAVIDSON IS RECALLING 11,005 FLSTSB, FXSTSSE2, AND FXSTSSE3 MY 2008 AND 2009 MOTORCYCLES. THE ACORN STUD AT THE BRAKE REACTION LINK MAY FALL OUT DURING USE.

Consequence: IF THIS OCCURS, THE FRONT BRAKE AND FENDER ASSEMBLY WOULD NO LONGER BE ADEQUATELY RETAINED. THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO A CRASH AND POTENTIAL INJURY TO OR DEATH OF THE RIDER.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING ACORN STUD WITH A NEW ACORN STUD AND RETAINING CLIP. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HARLEY DAVIDSON AT 1-414-343-4056.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

10 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
UNKNOWN OR OTHER8
POWER TRAIN6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3
ENGINE3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2
EQUIPMENT1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1

11022969

Date: 2025-08-16. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

SERVICE BULLETIN M1684: MARKET SPECIFIC BATTERY INTRODUCTION. PURPOSE: Initial Release. This bulletin informs dealers of the availability of new batteries for new Original Equipment (OE) vehicle production and in the Parts and Accessories (P&A) catalog. Availability of the new Absorbed Glass Mat (AG

11016834

Date: 2025-03-13. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

SERVICE BULLETIN M1317: NEW BALANCER BEARING REMOVER TOOL HD-48457-A. PURPOSE: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform dealers of an update to the BALANCER SHAFT REMOVER (PART NUMBER: HD-48457). When using these tools to remove the counter balancer assembly, the balance shaft bearing can remain in

11014014

Date: 2025-01-24. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL.

SERVICE BULLETIN M1650: MILWAUKEE EIGHT AND TWIN CAM CAMSHAFT DRIVE GEAR RETENTION KIT CHANGES. PURPOSE: This bulletin informs dealers that changes have been made to the Camshaft Drive Gear Retention Kit and service proceduresfor the Milwaukee-Eight and Twin Cam applications. In an effort to increas

11007544

Date: 2024-08-08. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

SERVICE BULLETIN M1490 (V 24.8.8): DIGITAL TECHNICIAN II - UPDATES AND RELEASE NOTES. PURPOSE: This bulletin informs dealers that Harley-Davidson has made a software update to Digital Technician II (DT II). DIGITAL TECHNICIAN II (PART NUMBER: HD-48650). Version 24.8.8. Release Date: Week of August 5

11005514

Date: 2024-07-10. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

GENUINE MOTOR PARTS AND MOTOR ACCESSORIES BULLETIN PAB1158: OIL FILTER PACKAGING AND CASE QUANTITY UPDATE. PURPOSE: To inform dealerships that Harley-Davidson has made updates to oil filters including new part numbers, packaging design, and bulk case quantity changes.

11001293

Date: 2024-05-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

SERVICE BULLETIN M1490 (V 24.6.4): DIGITAL TECHNICIAN II - UPDATES AND RELEASE NOTES. PURPOSE: Revision. This bulletin informs dealers that Harley-Davidson has made a software update to Digital Technician II (DT II). DIGITAL TECHNICIAN II (PART NUMBER: HD-48650). Version 24.6.4. Release Date: Week

10254115

Date: 2024-04-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL.

SERVICE BULLETIN M1612 (REV A): MILWAUKEE-EIGHT AND TWIN CAM TRANSMISSION GEAR PACKS. Purpose: Revision. Update: Notes for Table 3 and 4. * Updated: Part Numbers. This bulletin informs dealers that all: Twin Cam gear packs on CVO, Dyna, Police, Softail, Touring & Trike models and Milwaukee-Eight ge

10248397

Date: 2023-12-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL.

SERVICE BULLETIN M1612: MILWAUKEE-EIGHT AND TWIN CAM TRANSMISSION GEAR PACKS. Purpose: This bulletin informs dealers that all: A?A A? Twin Cam gear packs on CVO, Dyna, Police, Softail, Touring & Trike models and A?A A? Milwaukee-Eight gear packs on CVO, Police, Softail, Touring & Trike models ordere

10248398

Date: 2023-12-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL.

SERVICE BULLETIN M1612: MILWAUKEE-EIGHT AND TWIN CAM TRANSMISSION GEAR PACKS. Purpose: This bulletin informs dealers that all: A A?A A A A? Twin Cam gear packs on CVO, Dyna, Police, Softail, Touring & Trike models and A A?A A A A? Milwaukee-Eight gear packs on CVO, Police, Softail, Touring & Trike m

10174725

Date: 2020-04-22. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT, POWER TRAIN.

SERVICE BULLETIN M1330: 2006-2009 6-SPEED TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT PARTS. PURPOSE: Revision. This bulletin is to inform dealers that replacement 6-speed Cruise DriveA A?A A A A? transmissions and gear packs having a spur 5th gear will be replaced by 2010 or later assemblies having a helical 5th gear

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
FXSTSSE21

Same model, other years

All model years | All Harley-Davidson models

Other Harley-Davidson models, 2008

Sources

Get this record as JSON

The free rate-limited demo needs no key.

curl "https://api.theusedcarindex.com/v1/demo/vehicle_risk?make=Harley-Davidson&model=FXSTSSE2&year=2008"

Paid endpoint: https://api.theusedcarindex.com/v1/vehicle_risk. MCP endpoint: https://api.theusedcarindex.com/mcp.