# 2013 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCU — POWER TRAIN
> NHTSA complaint `1062269` · 2014-05-05 · Harley-Davidson Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HARLEY-DAVIDSON
- **Model:** FLHTCU
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** Harley-Davidson Motor Company
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN
- **Miles at failure:** 1,890
- **Speed:** 1 mph
## Narrative
WHILE UP-SHIFTING GEARS FROM 2ND TO 3RD THE CLUTCH FAILED AND I COULD NOT DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. I MANUALLY  DOWN-SHIFTED TO FIRST TO SLOW DOWN THEN TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND TRIED TO FIND NEUTRAL  TO BE ABLE TO STOP SAFELY BUT RAN OUT OF SPACE BEFORE I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND STALL THE ENGINE. AS THE ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL THE MOTORCYCLE STARTED TO JUMP & BUCK AND I LOST CONTROL AND FELL OVER. I EXTENDED MY LEG TO TRY AND STAY UPRIGHT BUT COULD NOT HOLD THE BIKE UPRIGHT AND SPRANG OR JAMMED MY KNEE.   I CHECKED THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE WERE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THE 2014 MODELS OF THIS SAME BIKE WAS UNDER  WHAT APPEARED TO BE A VOLUNTARY RECALL BY HARLEY DAVIDSON FOR CLUTCH ISSUES.  I CALLED HARLEY DAVIDSON TO SEE IF THE 2013 MODELS WERE ALSO UNDER SOME RECALL SINCE IT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY BIKE. THEY SAID NO, BUT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT.  *TR
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