Campaign 24V-069

Brake lights may illuminate unexpectedly and without brake application from the rider

Defect summary

Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Challenger, Challenger Dark Horse, Challenger Limited, 2022 Challenger Dark Horse Icon, Challenger Elite, FTR 1200, FTR 1200 Rally, FTR 1200 S, FTR 1200 R Carbon, Pursuit Dark Horse, Challenger JD Limited Edition, Pursuit Limited Icon, Pursuit Dark Horse Premium, Pursuit Limited, Pursuit Limited Premium, 2019-2020 FTR 1200 S, FTR 1200, and 2020 FTR 1200 Rally motorcycles. The brake lights may illuminate unexpectedly and without brake application from the rider. As such, these motorcycles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

Consequence

Unintended illumination of the brake lights may create confusion for the drivers following the motorcycle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will update the ABS module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 1, 2024. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is I-24-03.

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 24V069000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

12 product lines are covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about lighting on these vehicles: 1, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 24V-069
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Indian	Challenger	2020 to 2022	0
Indian	Challenger Dark Horse	2020 to 2022	0
Indian	Challenger Elite	2022	0
Indian	Challenger Limited	2020 to 2022	1
Indian	FTR 1200 R Carbon	2022	0
Indian	FTR 1200 Rally	2020 to 2022	0
Indian	FTR 1200 S	2019 to 2022	0
Indian	FTR1200	2019 to 2022	0
Indian	Pursuit Dark Horse	2022	0
Indian	Pursuit Dark Horse Premiu	2022	0
Indian	Pursuit Limited	2022	0
Indian	Pursuit Limited Premium	2022	0

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

1 service bulletin on this component came first

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

22V-635 Aug 19, 2022
Electrical connection for the Vehicle Control Module (VCM) may fail, causing a loss of the front lights, including the headlight
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…