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July 17, 2025 Service bulletin

Bill of materials change for center-cooled warranty replacement engines

Harley-Davidson technical service bulletin M1698 for 2024-2025 Harley-Davidson FLHX, 2024-2025 Harley-Davidson Fltrx and 2023-2024 Harley-Davidson Flhxse and others.

Bulletin number
M1698
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Summary
SERVICE BULLETIN M1698: BILL OF MATERIALS CHANGE FOR CENTER-COOLED WARRANTY REPLACEMENT ENGINES. PURPOSE: Initial release. This bulletin informs dealers that starting on August 1, 2025, the Milwaukee-Eight Center-Cooled Direct Ship Warranty engines will not come with the decorative camshaft cover or Variable Valve Timing (VVT) solenoid. This involves all: • Non-VVT equipped Touring and Softail models • VVT solenoid equipped CVO models. NOTE: On VVT models, the solenoid opening will be plugged to prevent contamination.

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