Indian Chief
Owners filed 70 complaints across 14 model years of the Indian Chief. The 2000 drew the most (40); the 2015 the fewest (1).
Model years14
Complaints70
Recalls30
Fires1
Deaths0
Every Indian Chief model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | — | — | Equipment | Routine | |
| 2002 | 4 | 4 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder | Routine | |
| 2001 | 10 | 2 | — | — | Suspension › Front | Routine | |
| 2000 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar | Routine | |
| 1999 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar | Routine |
Which Indian Chief years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2000 is the weakest year on record, with 40 complaints concentrated in the steering › steering wheel/handle bar. It carries 4 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.