NHTSA Campaign 18V055000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK
NHTSA campaign 18V055000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring: rear compartment/trunk. The repair is free.
Indian Motorcycle Company filed the report for 18V055000 with NHTSA on January 16, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V055000, NHTSA lists up to 7,392 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 4, 2014 and July 27, 2017.
The 18V055000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V055000 were scheduled from January 30, 2018, 14 days after the report.
18V055000 covers 1 model from Indian, model years 2015–2017.
Owners of the model years 18V055000 covers have filed at least 10 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V055000 vehicles, the 2017 Indian Roadmaster has the most (6).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V055000 ranks 8 of 27 Indian Motorcycle Company recalls on this site.
Besides 18V055000, Indian Motorcycle Company has 3 other recalls on the electrical system on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Roadmaster motorcycles. Water may enter the trunk wiring harness, potentially causing the brake light to remain illuminated even when the brakes are not applied.
- The risk
- If the brake light remains illuminated when the brakes are not applied, a vehicle behind the motorcycle may not know when the motorcycle is actually slowing, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Indian will notify owners, and dealers will replace the trunk wiring harness with an updated harness that contains sealing plugs in the connectors, free of charge. The recall began on January 30, 2018. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is I-18-01.
Reported January 16, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V055000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V055000, 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: January 16, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted