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Indian Chief Vintage

Every Indian Chief Vintage model year on file, 2015 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years71 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years72015 to 2026
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins130Summed across model years
By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 4, 57% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0123420154201620172018201920202026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Structure leads the Indian Chief Vintage complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Structure
3
Steering
1
Suspension
1
Wheels
1
Powertrain
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Indian Chief Vintage model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Indian Chief Vintage by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Not decoded0NoneNone100
2020Not decoded0NoneNone103
2019Not decoded0NoneNone1021
2018Motorcycle10.0503028
2017Motorcycle10.0502027
2016Motorcycle10.0502029
2015Motorcycle425.02002022
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Indian Chief Vintage

  • 26V-397 Jun 19, 2026
    VIN label states the incorrect rear rim width
    Equipment · 392 vehicles
  • 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
    Lighting · 29k vehicles
  • 18V-228 Apr 10, 2018
    Corrosion may develop within the right combination switch, potentially resulting in the motorcycle starting without the user's intent if the key…
    Electrical system · 3,341 vehicles
  • 17V-682 Oct 27, 2017
    These motorcycles may be equipped with a European-market, not US-market, halogen headlight assembly
    Lighting · 2,096 vehicles
  • 15V-721 Nov 2, 2015
    Due to a problem with the rear brake master cylinder, the motorcycles may have a reduction in, or a complete loss of, rear brake power
    Brakes · 7,614 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.