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Service bulletin 1HDB6S5W11

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10124217
Published by NHTSA2017-11-22
Manufacturer's number1HDB6S5W11
Manufacturer's date2017-10-17
NHTSA componentSTEERING

NHTSA's 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 vehicle? (see service manual), 2) What was the swing back result after the steering head bearing adjustment was performed? (see service manual).

The document

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Components

Steering

Vehicles listed
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHR2014 to 2016
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHR2018
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCU2014 to 2016
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCU2018
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCUL2014 to 2016
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCUL2018
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTK2014 to 2016
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTK2018
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTKL2015 to 2016
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTKL2018
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHX2014 to 2015
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHX2017
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHXS2014 to 2016
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHXS2018
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLTRX2014 to 2016
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLTRX2018
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLTRXS2015 to 2016
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLTRXS2018
HARLEY-DAVIDSON TOURING2017

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.