NHTSA Campaign 16V446000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 16V446000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: exhaust system. The repair is free.
Indian Motorcycle Company filed the report for 16V446000 with NHTSA on June 17, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V446000, NHTSA lists up to 18,383 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 15, 2013 and June 16, 2016.
Owner notification letters for 16V446000 were scheduled from August 5, 2016, 49 days after the report.
16V446000 covers 2 models from Indian, model years 2014–2016.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V446000 ranks 4 of 27 Indian Motorcycle Company recalls on this site.
Besides 16V446000, Indian Motorcycle Company has 1 other recall on the engine and engine cooling on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Chief Classic, Dark Horse, Chieftain, Roadmaster, Vintage, Springfield, and Chieftain Dark Horse motorcycles manufactured April 15, 2013, to June 16, 2015. In the event of an engine misfire, unburned fuel may pass through parts of the exhaust system, raising the exhaust temperatures.
- The risk
- Elevated exhaust temperatures may result in an increased risk of fire.
- The fix
- Indian will notify owners, and dealers will update the engine control module (ECM) software, free of charge. The recall began July 2016. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is I-16-02.
Reported June 17, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V446000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V446000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: June 17, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted