NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Indian Chieftain Recalls
The 2017 Indian Chieftain has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 19, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Indian Chieftain. Whether a recall on your own motorcycle is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 2
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2017 Indian Chieftain, the 17-character VIN is stamped on the steering head, just behind the headlight, and on the frame label.
3 recalls on the 2017 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 2014–2016, 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 2014–2016, 2018–2019 Chieftain, 3 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 17V682000
- Reported
- October 27, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,096
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2018 Chieftain, 5 other models
2017 Indian Chieftain complaints by year
NHTSA has received 2 owner complaints about the 2017 Indian Chieftain, the newest on September 13, 2024.
In complaints about the 2017 Indian Chieftain, the component group named most often is the electrical system (50%), followed by the exterior lighting (50%) and the power train (50%).
1 of the 2017 Indian Chieftain's 3 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System1
- Exterior Lighting1
- Power Train1
- Unknown Or Other1
Complaints received, by year
| 2019 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2017 Indian Chieftain peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 1. 50% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
The 2 complaints about the 2017 Indian Chieftain are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Indian Chieftain by model year
Other 2017 Indian models
Newest record on this page: September 13, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted