2001 Indian Chief Centennial

Routine

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

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Suspension › Front	1		1	0	1

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator03V039000

Filed Feb 10, 20037,947 vehiclesIndian Motorcycle Company

Defect. ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES EQUIPPED WITH COMPUFIRE BRAND SERIES TYPE VOLTAGE REGULATORS, IF DAMAGED, THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR CAN BECOME STUCK IN AN OPEN MODE THAT ALLOWS BATTERY VOLTAGE TO FLOW BACK THROUGH THE REGULATOR.

Risk. THIS CONDITION CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE REGULATOR TO CATCH ON FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE MOTORCYCLE AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE REGULATOR. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 14, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT INDIAN MOTORCYCLE AT 1-888-899-2997.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Suspension › FrontCrash1 injured

Filed Jul 11, 200310,000 milesHI

LOSS OF CONTROL OF MOTORCYCLE AT APPROX 55 MPH ON STRAIGHT ROAD WHEN FRONT TIRE/SUSPENSION BEGAN SEVERE WOBBLE. RIDER THROWN FROM MOTORCYCLE AND SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY. MOTORCYCLE A TOTAL LOSS.*AK

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2001

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2001 — this page	1	1	Routine
2000	0	1	Routine
1999	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: Feb 10, 2003. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.