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Indian Chief

Every Indian Chief model year on file, 1999 to 2025. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years705 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years191999 to 2025
Recall campaigns14Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins271Summed across model years
By model year

The 2000 model year drew the most complaints, 40, 57% of the model's total

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

010203040199940200120032013201520172019202120232025
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Suspension leads the Indian Chief complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Suspension
19
Engine and cooling
13
Brakes
12
Electrical system
11
Steering
8
Lighting
7
Structure
6
Powertrain
6
Equipment
3
Visibility and wipers
3
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Indian Chief 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 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2025Not decoded0NoneNone005
2024Not decoded0NoneNone006
2023Not decoded0NoneNone0012
2022Motorcycle20.02002024
2021Not decoded0NoneNone0012
2020Not decoded0NoneNone0018
2019Not decoded0NoneNone1023
2018Not decoded0NoneNone3028
2017Motorcycle20.01002028
2016Not decoded0NoneNone1028
2015Motorcycle10.0501023
2014Not decoded0NoneNone2021
2013Not decoded0NoneNone103
2012Not decoded0NoneNone102
2003Motorcycle20.0100208
2002Not decoded40.04004113
2001Motorcycle100.0500216
2000Motorcycle4010.01,600426
1999Motorcycle911.1450425
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Indian Chief

  • 22V-957 Dec 29, 2022
    Kickstand may not properly retract upon ground contact when left extended while riding
    Structure · 4,653 vehicles
  • 22V-837 Nov 11, 2022
    Fuel pump may fail while riding
    Fuel system · 7,812 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
  • 19V-776 Oct 29, 2019
    Gear position switch contacts may oxidize, causing the gear position display to inaccurately show that the motorcycle is in neutral when it is…
    Electrical system · 53k 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
  • 13V-391 Aug 30, 2013
    Rear rim may crack and cause a loss of air pressure
    Wheels · 861 vehicles
  • 03V-191 May 5, 2003
    Certain windshields that were sold as standard equipment on these motorcycles or sold as accessories for all other chief models may have defective…
    Visibility and wipers · 3,625 vehicles
  • 03V-173 May 5, 2003
    On certain motorcycles, due to the positioning of the gas tank vent tube, the vent tube can become clogged with debris, particularly in wet weather
    Fuel system · 1,979 vehicles
  • 03V-039 Feb 10, 2003
    On certain motorcycles equipped with compufire brand series type voltage regulators, if damaged, the voltage regulator can become stuck in an open…
    Electrical system · 7,947 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.