# Service bulletin M1697

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 11026192
- Published by NHTSA: 2025\-12\-05
- Manufacturer's number: M1697
- Manufacturer's date: 2025\-11\-20
- NHTSA component: POWER TRAIN; UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ENGINE; FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

## NHTSA's summary

SERVICE BULLETIN M1697: 2026 SOFTAIL ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK CHANGE. PURPOSE: Initial Release. This bulletin informs dealers that all 2026 Softail models will utilize a new oil level check procedure and be equipped with a new Engine Oil Fill Plug/Dipstick \(Part No. 62700380\). The new plug/dipstick has a different \(Part No. 62700380\) whereas the old plug/dipstick is \(Part No. 62700226\). Along with the new plug/dipstick, there is a new Check Engine Oil Level procedure. See the latest Owner’s Manual or Service Manual on Service Information Portal \(SIP\).

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2025/MC-11026192-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2025/MC-11026192-9999.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Engine, Fuel system, Transmission and driveline

## Vehicles listed

- 2026 HARLEY\-DAVIDSON FLFB
- 2026 HARLEY\-DAVIDSON FLHC
- 2026 HARLEY\-DAVIDSON FXBB
- 2026 HARLEY\-DAVIDSON FXBR
- 2026 HARLEY\-DAVIDSON FXLRS
- 2026 HARLEY\-DAVIDSON FXLRST

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