2004 American Ironhorse Thunder

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › manual transmission. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Power Train › Manual Transmission	1		1	0	0

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

Power Train › Manual TransmissionCrash

Filed Jan 28, 2005CA

INSTALED 2004 ROADMAX TRANSMISION 6 SPEED RIGHT SIDE DRIVE IN HARLEY TYPE BIKE. AFTER 1500 MILES WHILE TRAVELING 70-75 MPH TRASNSMISSION MAKES NOISE FOR LESS THAN ONE SECOND THEN LOCKS UP REAR WHEEL, CAUSING BIKE TO SKID TO STOP OFF ROADWAY. LUCKY NO ONE WAS FOLLOWING. TOOK BIKE BACK TO MY SHOP AND UPON INSPECTING TRANSMISSION I FOUND SNAP RING HOLDING MAINSHAFT IN PLACE WAS NOT PROPERLY MACHINED. THIS LETS SHAFT MOVE AND ALLOWS TRANSMISSION TO GO INTO 2 GEARS AT ONCE. OADMAX REPLACED TRANSMISSION. I KNOW THEY ARE AWARE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART AND ARE AWARE OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF PROBLEM. MERICAN IRONHORSE SELL A PRODUCTION BIKE WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND HAS HAD FAILURES ACCORDING TO A COUPLE OF THEIR DEALERS.SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING TO GET THESE FIXED BEFORE THERE ARE SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH. OADMAX FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE IS NO LONGER WITH THIS KOREAN MANUFACTURE. A FRIEND TELLS ME FACTORY DOES NOT HAVE TO FOLLOW YOUR GUIDLINES FOR RECALL DUE TO NOT BEING AMERICAN FACTORY? WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS INVESTIGATED AND FIXED. *AK

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2004

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2004 — this page	1	1	Routine
2003	0	1	Routine
2002	0	1	Routine

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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.