NHTSA Campaign 18V228000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 18V228000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
Indian Motorcycle Company filed the report for 18V228000 with NHTSA on April 10, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V228000, NHTSA lists up to 3,341 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 25, 2016 and November 17, 2017.
The 18V228000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V228000 were scheduled from April 20, 2018, 10 days after the report.
18V228000 covers 5 models from Indian, model years 2018.
Owners of the model years 18V228000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V228000 vehicles, the 2018 Indian Chieftain Limited has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V228000 ranks 16 of 27 Indian Motorcycle Company recalls on this site.
Besides 18V228000, Indian Motorcycle Company has 3 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 18V228000 was 18V055000, reported on January 16, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2018 Indian Chief, Chief Classic, Chief Dark Horse, Chief Vintage, Chieftain, Chieftain Classic, Chieftain Dark Horse, Chieftain Elite, Chieftain Limited, Springfield, Springfield Dark Horse, Roadmaster, Roadmaster Elite, Roadmaster Icon, and Roadmaster Classic motorcycles. Corrosion may develop within the right combination switch, potentially resulting in the motorcycle starting without the user's intent if the key fob is near the motorcycle and the required safety interlock conditions are met.
- The risk
- If the motorcycle starts unintentionally and is parked in an enclosed space, exposure to carbon monoxide may increase the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Indian will notify owners, and dealers will replace the right hand combination switch, free of charge. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is I-18-04.
Reported April 10, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V228000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V228000, 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: April 10, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted