NHTSA Campaign 17V682000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 17V682000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights. The repair is free.
Indian Motorcycle Company filed the report for 17V682000 with NHTSA on October 27, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V682000, NHTSA lists up to 2,096 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 5, 2017 and August 16, 2017.
The 17V682000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V682000 were scheduled from December 6, 2017, 40 days after the report.
17V682000 covers 6 models from Indian, model years 2017–2018.
Owners of the model years 17V682000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V682000 vehicles, the 2017 Indian Chieftain has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V682000 ranks 18 of 27 Indian Motorcycle Company recalls on this site.
Besides 17V682000, Indian Motorcycle Company has 4 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Indian Motorcycles Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Chief, Chief Classic, Chief Dark Horse, Chief Vintage, Chieftain, Chieftain Classic, Cheiftain Dark Horse, Chieftain Elite, Chieftain Limited, Springfield, and Springfield Dark Horse motorcycles. These motorcycles may be equipped with a European-market, not US-market, halogen headlight assembly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- The risk
- The light output from the incorrect headlight can affect the motorcycle's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Indian will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the motorcycle and replace any incorrect headlight assembly, free of charge. The recall began on December 6, 2017. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is I-17-03.
Reported October 27, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V682000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V682000, 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: October 27, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted