Manufacturer profile

Indian Motorcycle

Indian Motorcycle has filed 29 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 2015, covering 203k vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.

Makes in its campaigns
Campaigns filed in 2026 to date1Ranked 189 of 202 manufacturers by campaigns in 2025
Vehicles affected3922026 to date
Campaigns on file292015 to 2026
Do-not-drive or park-outside2Campaigns with an advisory

Filed under the name "Indian Motorcycle Company".

Campaigns per year

Indian Motorcycle has averaged 3 campaigns a year since 2021, below its 2019 peak of 5

Indian Motorcycle recall campaigns by report date, 2015 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

02462015201620172018201952020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file. The lighter column is a partial year.
Components

Fuel systems are Indian Motorcycle's most recalled component since 2016

Indian Motorcycle campaigns by primary component, 2016 to 2026.

Fuel system
5
Engine and cooling
5
Electrical system
5
Lighting
4
Brakes
4
Equipment
2
Suspension
1
Structure
1
Source: NHTSA ODI. Each campaign counted once.
Remedy type

Indian Motorcycle relies on software fixes more than the industry: 50% of its 2024 campaigns

Share of campaigns remedied by a software update, Indian Motorcycle against all manufacturers, by year.

Indian MotorcycleAll manufacturers
050%100%2016201820202022202420260%18%
Source: NHTSA ODI remedy descriptions, classified by rule (see Methodology).
Model years covered

Model year 2019 is covered by the most Indian Motorcycle campaigns, 9

Indian Motorcycle campaigns covering each model year, last fifteen model years. A campaign counts once for each year it covers.

02.557.5102015201620172018201992020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Latest campaigns

The latest Indian Motorcycle filings

The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.

Latest Indian Motorcycle campaigns
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
26V-397Jun 19, 2026VIN label states the incorrect rear rim widthEquipment392Label or owner notice
25V-108Feb 20, 2025Due to an incorrectly crimped wire, the fuel pump may fail and result in an engine stall during operationFuel system7Part replacement
24V-970Dec 23, 2024Gear position display may falsely show that the motorcycle is in neutralEngine and cooling4,926Software update
24V-860Nov 14, 2024These motorcycles may have been assembled with an altered fuel tank containing holes that can leak fuelFuel system4Part replacement
24V-550Jul 23, 2024Rear suspension pushrod may buckle under loadSuspension1,773Part replacement
24V-069Feb 2, 2024Brake lights may illuminate unexpectedly and without brake application from the riderLighting11,648Software update
23V-829Dec 7, 2023Crankshaft position sensor may have been routed improperly, which can result in an engine stallEngine and cooling1,215Part replacement
23V-582Aug 15, 2023Fuel line may have been improperly assembled, which can result in an engine stallFuel system45Part replacement
23V-293Apr 25, 2023These motorcycles may be missing a belt guard reflectorEquipment4Not stated
22V-957Dec 29, 2022Kickstand may not properly retract upon ground contact when left extended while ridingStructure4,653Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Largest campaigns

Indian Motorcycle's five largest campaigns on file

Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.

  1. 2019 Gear position switch contacts may oxidize,…0.05M
  2. 2022 Electrical connection for the Vehicle…0.03M
  3. 2016 In the affected motorcycles, the fuel rail…0.02M
  4. 2016 In the event of an engine misfire, unburned…0.02M
  5. 2024 Brake lights may illuminate unexpectedly…0.01M
Source: NHTSA ODI.