{"nhtsa_id":11026192,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2025-12-05","date":"2025-11-20","document_id":"M1697","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"POWER TRAIN; UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ENGINE; FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"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).","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2025/MC-11026192-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2025/MC-11026192-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/11026192","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"fuel-system","name":"Fuel system","parent":null},{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"HARLEY-DAVIDSON","model":"FLFB","year_from":2026,"year_to":2026,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"HARLEY-DAVIDSON","model":"FLHC","year_from":2026,"year_to":2026,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"HARLEY-DAVIDSON","model":"FXBB","year_from":2026,"year_to":2026,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"HARLEY-DAVIDSON","model":"FXBR","year_from":2026,"year_to":2026,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"HARLEY-DAVIDSON","model":"FXLRS","year_from":2026,"year_to":2026,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"HARLEY-DAVIDSON","model":"FXLRST","year_from":2026,"year_to":2026,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}