NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Indian Chieftain Recalls
The 2016 Indian Chieftain has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 19, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Indian Chieftain. Whether a recall on your own motorcycle is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 1
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2016 Indian Chieftain, the 17-character VIN is stamped on the steering head, just behind the headlight, and on the frame label.
4 recalls on the 2016 Indian Chieftain
Exterior lighting: lighting control module: software
- Campaign
- 22V635000
- Reported
- August 19, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 28,689
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015, 2017–2018 Chieftain, 5 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 19V776000
- Reported
- October 29, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 52,745
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015, 2017–2019 Chieftain, 3 other models
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system
- Campaign
- 16V446000
- Reported
- June 17, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,383
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 Chieftain, 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 15V721000
- Reported
- November 2, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,614
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Chieftain, 2 other models
2016 Indian Chieftain complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1 owner complaint about the 2016 Indian Chieftain, the newest on October 10, 2017.
In complaints about the 2016 Indian Chieftain, the component group named most often is the electrical system (100%).
1 of the 2016 Indian Chieftain's 4 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System1
Of the 2016 Indian Chieftain complaints, 100% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
The 1 complaints about the 2016 Indian Chieftain are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Indian Chieftain by model year
Other 2016 Indian models
Newest record on this page: August 19, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted