The defect
Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2014-2019 Chief, Chieftain, Roadmaster, and Springfield motorcycles. The gear position switch contacts may oxidize, causing the gear position display to inaccurately show that the motorcycle is in neutral when it is actually in gear.
The risk
If the transmission is not in neutral when the motorcycle is started, the motorcycle may move unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the switch free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 16, 2020. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is I-19-03.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Indian Chief | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Indian Chieftain | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Indian Roadmaster | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Indian Springfield | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Indian Chief | 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| Indian Chief | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Indian Chief | 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| Indian Chief | 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| Indian Chief | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Indian Chieftain | 2014 | 6 | 4 |
| Indian Chieftain | 2015 | 2 | 4 |
| Indian Chieftain | 2016 | 1 | 4 |
| Indian Chieftain | 2017 | 2 | 3 |
| Indian Chieftain | 2018 | 1 | 4 |
| Indian Chieftain | 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| Indian Roadmaster | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Indian Roadmaster | 2015 | 3 | 5 |
| Indian Roadmaster | 2016 | 4 | 5 |
| Indian Roadmaster | 2017 | 9 | 3 |
| Indian Roadmaster | 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| Indian Roadmaster | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Indian Springfield | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Indian Springfield | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Indian Springfield | 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| Indian Springfield | 2017 | 1 | 4 |
| Indian Springfield | 2018 | 0 | 4 |
| Indian Springfield | 2019 | 1 | 3 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2019
88 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the electrical system; Indian Motorcycle Company filed 30 campaigns in all.
| 19V922000 27 Dec 2019 | Autocar, LLC |
| 19V888000 12 Dec 2019 | General Motors LLC |
| 19V883000 11 Dec 2019 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 19V876000 11 Dec 2019 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 19V882000 11 Dec 2019 | Indian Motorcycle Company |
| 19V881000 11 Dec 2019 | Polaris Inc. |
| 19V871000 9 Dec 2019 | Proterra Inc. |
| 19V861000 4 Dec 2019 | REV Recreation Group |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019