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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2018 Indian Chief Vintage Recalls

The 2018 Indian Chief Vintage has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 19, 2022.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Indian Chief Vintage. Whether a recall on your own motorcycle is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
1

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2018 Indian Chief Vintage, the 17-character VIN is stamped on the steering head, just behind the headlight, and on the frame label.

3 recalls on the 2018 Indian Chief Vintage

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 2015–2017 Chief Vintage, 5 other models

22V635000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system

Campaign
18V228000
Reported
April 10, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 3,341
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 4 other models

18V228000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2017 Chief Vintage, 5 other models

17V682000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2018 Indian Chief Vintage complaints by year

NHTSA has received 1 owner complaint about the 2018 Indian Chief Vintage, the newest on August 20, 2020.

In complaints about the 2018 Indian Chief Vintage, the component group named most often is the power train (100%).

None of the 2018 Indian Chief Vintage's 3 recalls concerns the power train.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train1

Of the 2018 Indian Chief Vintage complaints, 100% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.

The 1 complaints about the 2018 Indian Chief Vintage are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Indian Chief Vintage by model year

Other 2018 Indian models

Newest record on this page: August 19, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted