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Indian Roadmaster

Every Indian Roadmaster model year on file, 2015 to 2024. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years211 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years102015 to 2024
Recall campaigns9Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins207Summed across model years
By model year

The 2017 model year drew the most complaints, 9, 43% of the model's total

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

02.557.51020152016201792018201920202021202220232024
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Indian Roadmaster complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
12
Powertrain
5
Engine and cooling
2
Fuel system
2
Visibility and wipers
1
Steering
1
Wheels
1
Driver assistance
1
Brakes
1
Speed control
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Indian Roadmaster 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 Roadmaster by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2024Not decoded0NoneNone202
2023Not decoded0NoneNone106
2022Motorcycle20.0200006
2021Motorcycle10.01000013
2020Not decoded0NoneNone0039
2019Not decoded0NoneNone2027
2018Motorcycle20.01002031
2017Motorcycle90.04503032
2016Motorcycle425.02005027
2015Motorcycle30.01505024
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Indian Roadmaster

  • 24V-550 Jul 23, 2024
    Rear suspension pushrod may buckle under load
    Suspension · 1,773 vehicles
  • 23V-829 Dec 7, 2023
    Crankshaft position sensor may have been routed improperly, which can result in an engine stall
    Engine and cooling · 1,215 vehicles
  • 19V-882 Dec 11, 2019
    10A circuit breaker may be defective, tripping unexpectedly and causing a sudden loss of power and an engine stall
    Electrical system · 5,474 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
  • 18V-055 Jan 16, 2018
    Water may enter the trunk wiring harness, potentially causing the brake light to remain illuminated even when the brakes are not applied
    Electrical system · 7,392 vehicles
  • 16V-877 Dec 6, 2016
    In the affected motorcycles, the fuel rail may contact other components and result in a fuel leak
    Fuel system · 24k vehicles
  • 16V-446 Jun 17, 2016
    In the event of an engine misfire, unburned fuel may pass through parts of the exhaust system, raising the exhaust temperatures
    Electrical system · 18k 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.