2017 Indian Chieftan

Routine

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

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Power Train	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Fuel System, Gasoline16V877000

Filed Dec 6, 201623,761 vehiclesIndian Motorcycle Company

Defect. Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain model year 2014-2017 Chief Classic, Chief Dark Horse, Vintage, Chieftan, Chieftan Dark Horse, Springfield and Roadmaster motorcycles manufactured April 15, 2013, to July 15, 2016. In the affected motorcycles, the fuel rail may contact other components and result in a fuel leak.

Risk. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy. Indian will notify owners, and dealers will install a bracket that will limit movement of the fuel rail, free of charge. The recall began on December 12, 2016. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is I-16-03.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Power Train

Filed May 23, 2021TX

The gear position sensor was replaced under recall. 8 months later, it started flashing neutral in 6th gear, dropping it out of cruise control. In addition, it delays reading neutral when parking and gives seldom starting issues where the bike reads 2nd gear when starting it.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2019

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2019	1	0	Routine
2017 — this page	1	1	Routine
2016	0	1	Routine
2015	0	1	Routine
2014	0	1	Routine

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Other Indian models

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Chief 70 Scout 40 Roadmaster 21 Chieftain 15 Chief Vintage 13 Spirit 12 Scout Bobber 10 Challenger Dark Horse 9 Chieftain Dark Horse 7 Chief Dark Horse 6

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 6, 2016. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.