Campaign 22V-635

Electrical connection for the Vehicle Control Module (VCM) may fail, causing a loss of the front lights, including the headlight

Defect summary

Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2014 Chief, 2015 Chief Classic, 2014-2018 Chieftain, 2015-2020 Chief Vintage, 2016-2018 Chieftain Darkhorse, 2016-2020 Springfield, 2017-2018 Chieftain Limited, and 2018-2019 Chieftain Classic motorcycles. The electrical connection for the Vehicle Control Module (VCM) may fail, causing a loss of the front lights, including the headlight.

Consequence

The loss of lighting can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the electrical connection and VCM, as necessary. Dealers will update the VCM software, as necessary. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 27, 2022. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is I-19-02. This recall replaces NHTSA recall number 19V-339.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 22V635000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

8 product lines are covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about lighting on these vehicles: 5, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 22V-635
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Indian	Chief	2014	0
Indian	Chief Classic	2015	0
Indian	Chief Vintage	2015 to 2020	0
Indian	Chieftain	2014 to 2018	3
Indian	Chieftain Classic	2018 to 2019	0
Indian	Chieftain Dark Horse	2016 to 2018	0
Indian	Chieftain Limited	2017 to 2018	1
Indian	Springfield	2016 to 2020	1

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

No service bulletins on this component preceded the recall

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

24V-069 Feb 2, 2024
Brake lights may illuminate unexpectedly and without brake application from the rider
19V-638 Aug 29, 2019
Tail lights may be too bright, exceeding the maximum light output allowed
19V-339 May 1, 2019
Due to a problem within the Vehicle Control Module (VCM), all of the front lights, including the headlight, may go out while riding
17V-682 Oct 27, 2017
These motorcycles may be equipped with a European-market, not US-market, halogen headlight assembly
11V-343 Jun 27, 2011
If the headlight switch is slowly moved from one position to another (high beam to low beam or low beam to high beam), both beams may be on…
03V-258 Jul 22, 2003
On certain motorcycles, the bracket used to support the teardrop headlight can crack, causing the bracket to break and the light to slip out of…