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Indian Scout

Every Indian Scout 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 years408 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years161999 to 2025
Recall campaigns18Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins267Summed across model years
By model year

The 2001 model year drew the most complaints, 9, 23% of the model's total

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

02.557.510199920019200320162018202020222025
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Lighting leads the Indian Scout complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Lighting
11
Brakes
11
Fuel system
9
Electrical system
8
Structure
6
Suspension
5
Powertrain
3
Speed control
3
Engine and cooling
3
Steering
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Indian Scout 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 Scout by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2025Motorcycle450.04001019
2024Not decoded0NoneNone006
2023Motorcycle1100.01000017
2022Motorcycle10.01001015
2021Motorcycle10.01001022
2020Not decoded0NoneNone0021
2019Not decoded0NoneNone3028
2018Motorcycle250.01002030
2017Not decoded0NoneNone2027
2016Motorcycle60.03001031
2015Motorcycle825.04002030
2003Not decoded20.0200414
2002Motorcycle616.7200725
2001Motorcycle911.1450724
2000Not decoded0NoneNone124
1999Not decoded0NoneNone124
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Indian Scout

  • 24V-970 Dec 23, 2024
    Gear position display may falsely show that the motorcycle is in neutral
    Engine and cooling · 4,926 vehicles
  • 22V-837 Nov 11, 2022
    Fuel pump may fail while riding
    Fuel system · 7,812 vehicles
  • 20V-454 Aug 4, 2020
    After the manufacturing process, air may remain trapped within the brake system, possibly reducing brake performance
    Brakes · 2,742 vehicles
  • 19V-156 Mar 1, 2019
    After the manufacturing process, air may remain trapped within the brake system, possibly reducing brake performance
    Brakes · 2,072 vehicles
  • 19E-007 Feb 5, 2019
    Accessory brake lever adjustment screw may have been set incorrectly, causing unintentional front brake application
    Brakes · 60 vehicles
  • 18V-416 Jun 19, 2018
    Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) may have air left in the system after the assembly process
    Brakes · 4,185 vehicles
  • 15V-142 Mar 11, 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 · 987 vehicles
  • 03V-286 Aug 4, 2003
    On certain motorcycles, the weld attaching the fender mount to the front fork may crack and break
    Structure · 6,570 vehicles
  • 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…
    Lighting · 6,173 vehicles
  • 03V-130 Apr 4, 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 · 1,643 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.