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2002 American Ironhorse Texas Chopper

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Electrical System1
010

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
Electrical SystemFire
Filed Sep 14, 2004CA

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. *NM PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE MOTORCYCLE HAD REPAIRS DONE TO THE ROTORS, FRONT HEAD, FRONT PISTON, RINGS, EXHAUST AND GASKETS AND A FULL ENGINE REPLACEMENT. *JB

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2004
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20071000Routine
20055100Routine
20046200Routine
20034100Routine
2002 — this page1110Routine

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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.