Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2003 American Ironhorse Slammer

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the steering › steering wheel/handle bar. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar2
010
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor03V521000
Filed Dec 11, 20032,395 vehiclesAmerican Ironhorse Motorcycle Company

Defect. ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL BRAKE ROTOR-CARRIERS,THE ROTOR-CARRIERS CAN CRACK WHILE IN SERVICE AND POSSIBLY BREAK.

Risk. THIS CAN CAUSE A PARTIAL LOSS OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM OR THE POTENTIAL FOR ROTOR-CARRIER DETACHMENT, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ROTOR-CARRIER ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 26, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT AMERICAN IRONHORSE AT 1-817-665-2045.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Apr 20, 20074,900 milesNC

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 AMERICAN IRONHORSE SLAMMER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK IN THE HANDLE BAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO REPAIR IT AND ADVISED HIM TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 5,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,900.

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle BarFire
Filed May 31, 20056,500 milesFL

DT: MOTORCYCLE'S HANDLE BARS CRACKED TWICE, ALSO, GAS TANK CRACKED TWICE, THE REAR SUSPENSION BROKE TWICE. THE LAST TIME THE MOTORCYCLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. TAKEN TO DEALER, AND THEY FIXED IT, BUT IT RECURRED. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT GIVE CALLER WRITTEN INFORMATION ON THE PROBLEMS. THEY WILL NOT RETURN HIS CALLS. CALLER HAS OWNED TWO OF THESE MOTORCYCLES AND THE PROBLEMS HAVE HAPPENED TO BOTH OF THEM. THE FIRST ONE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS THAT HE RETURNED IT AN GOT A NEW ONE THAT HAD PROBLEMS OF ITS OWN. HAD OTHER MINOR PROBLEMS WITH THE MOTORCYCLES. RECEIVED RECALL ON BRAKES, AND WAS STILL HAVING TROUBLE. WHEN HE TOOK IT TO THE MANUFACTURER WITH ODOMETER PROBLEMS THEY GAVE HIM A NEW ODOMETER, AND IT STARTED AT 00, NOT THE MILES HE HAD ON MOTORCYCLE.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed May 24, 20041,600 milesNJ

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN JANUARY 2004. AS OF TODAY PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. CONSUMER WAS WAITING A LONG TIME, AND MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WAS NO RECORD OF PARTS BEING ORDERED. *AK

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2002
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20071000Routine
20052101Fatalities reported
20041200Routine
2003 — this page3110Routine
20024200Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Dec 11, 2003. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.