Indian Motorcycle Company: Electrical System › Ignition
Indian Motorcycle Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 17, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 18,383. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Chief Classic, Dark Horse, Chieftain, Roadmaster, Vintage, Springfield, and Chieftain Dark Horse motorcycles manufactured April 15, 2013, to June 16, 2015. In the event of an engine misfire, unburned fuel may pass through parts of the exhaust system, raising the exhaust temperatures.
The risk
Elevated exhaust temperatures may result in an increased risk of fire.
The remedy
Indian will notify owners, and dealers will update the engine control module (ECM) software, free of charge. The recall began July 2016. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is I-16-02.
18 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Indian Chief Classic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Indian Chieftain | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Indian Chieftan Dark Horse | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Indian Dark Horse | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Indian Roadmaster | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 Indian Vintage | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Indian Chief Classic | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Indian Chieftain | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 Indian Chieftan Dark Horse | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Indian Dark Horse | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Indian Roadmaster | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Indian Vintage | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Indian Chief Classic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Indian Chieftain | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Indian Chieftan Dark Horse | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Indian Dark Horse | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Indian Roadmaster | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Indian Vintage | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 16V446000.
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