NHTSA Safety Recalls
Indian Recalls
Every Indian model on file, ranked by how many safety recalls it carries.
Indian has 107 NHTSA recalls on record across 22 models and 2014–2025 model years. The most-recalled model is the Chieftain, with 22.
- Models
- 22
- Total recalls
- 107
- Model years
- 2014–2025
- Pages on file
- 51
year + model
Indian models, most recalls first
| Model | Recalls | Years covered |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Chieftain | 22 | 2014–2019(6) |
| Indian Roadmaster | 15 | 2015–2018(4) |
| Indian Springfield | 10 | 2016–2019(3) |
| Indian Chief Vintage | 9 | 2015–2018(4) |
| Indian Scout | 8 | 2015–2025(6) |
| Indian Scout Bobber | 6 | 2018–2022(4) |
| Indian Chief | 5 | 2015–2022(3) |
| Indian Chief Dark Horse | 4 | 2016–2022(2) |
| Indian Chieftain Dark Horse | 4 | 2018–2019(2) |
| Indian Challenger | 3 | 2020–2022(2) |
| Indian Challenger Dark Horse | 3 | 2020–2025(3) |
| Indian Chieftain Limited | 3 | 2018–2018(1) |
| Indian Ftr1200 | 3 | 2022–2022(1) |
| Indian Ftr 1200 S | 2 | 2022–2022(1) |
| Indian Pursuit Dark Horse | 2 | 2023–2024(2) |
| Indian Super Chief | 2 | 2022–2022(1) |
| Indian Challenger Limited | 1 | 2021–2021(1) |
| Indian Chieftain Classic | 1 | 2019–2019(1) |
| Indian Chieftan | 1 | 2017–2017(1) |
| Indian Pursuit Limited | 1 | 2023–2023(1) |
| Indian Scout Bobber Sixty | 1 | 2022–2022(1) |
| Indian Springfield Dark Horse | 1 | 2019–2019(1) |
What gets recalled most on Indian vehicles
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM20
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE15
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP9
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS8
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER7
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE7
- SERVICE BRAKES7
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS6
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM5
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS4
- STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:KICKSTAND/CENTER STAND3
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK3
Before you read anything into the ranking
Models that sold in large numbers over many years collect more recalls than niche ones, and that says more about production volume than about build quality. A recall is also evidence that a defect was found and fixed at the maker's expense, which is the system working rather than failing.
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