The defect
Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain model year 2014-2017 Chief Classic, Chief Dark Horse, Vintage, Chieftan, Chieftan Dark Horse, Springfield and Roadmaster motorcycles manufactured April 15, 2013, to July 15, 2016. In the affected motorcycles, the fuel rail may contact other components and result in a fuel leak.
The risk
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Indian will notify owners, and dealers will install a bracket that will limit movement of the fuel rail, free of charge. The recall began on December 12, 2016. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is I-16-03.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Indian Chief Classic | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Indian Chief Dark Horse | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Indian Chieftan | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Indian Chieftan Dark Horse | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Indian Roadmaster | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Indian Springfield | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Indian Vintage | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Chief Classic | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Indian Chief Classic | 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| Indian Chief Classic | 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| Indian Chief Classic | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Indian Chief Dark Horse | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Indian Chief Dark Horse | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Indian Chief Dark Horse | 2016 | 4 | 1 |
| Indian Chief Dark Horse | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Indian Chieftan | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Indian Chieftan | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Indian Chieftan | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Indian Chieftan | 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| Indian Chieftan Dark Horse | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Indian Chieftan Dark Horse | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Indian Chieftan Dark Horse | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Indian Chieftan Dark Horse | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Indian Roadmaster | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Indian Roadmaster | 2015 | 3 | 5 |
| Indian Roadmaster | 2016 | 4 | 5 |
| Indian Roadmaster | 2017 | 9 | 3 |
| Indian Springfield | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Indian Springfield | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Indian Springfield | 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| Indian Springfield | 2017 | 1 | 4 |
| Indian Vintage | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Indian Vintage | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Indian Vintage | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Indian Vintage | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 2016
27 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; Indian Motorcycle Company filed 30 campaigns in all.
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| 16V830000 16 Nov 2016 | Aluminum Trailer Company |
| 16V814000 10 Nov 2016 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 16V796000 1 Nov 2016 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 16V793000 31 Oct 2016 | Mazda North American Operations |
| 16V788000 28 Oct 2016 | Mazda North American Operations |
| 16V777000 26 Oct 2016 | Ford Motor Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016