NHTSA Safety Recalls
Indian Chief Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 4 recall campaigns for the Indian Chief, across 3 model years from 2015 to 2022. The 2022 has the most (2); the fewest among years with a recall is 2015 (1).
- Model years
- 3
- Recall campaigns
- 4
- Most recalls
- 2022
- Owner complaints
- 61
2015–2022, with a recall
2 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 61 complaints with NHTSA about the Indian Chief across 7 model years; the most, 40, concern the 2000.
Owners marked a crash on 3 of the Indian Chief complaints (5%) and a fire on 1.
Across all Indian Chief model years, owners name the suspension most often (at least 14 complaints), then the electrical system (10).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Indian Chief in 2001: 19, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Indian Chief is electrical system, in 2 model-year listings.
The newest Indian Chief recall, 22V957000, was reported on December 29, 2022 and concerns the structure: motorcycle: kickstand/center stand.
Indian Chief years to avoid
Too few Indian Chief model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Indian Chief years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Indian Chief
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS1
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP1
- STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:KICKSTAND/CENTER STAND1
Indian Chief model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Indian Chief recall campaign (4)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22V957000December 29, 2022 | structure: motorcycle: kickstand/center stand | 2022 | crash | 4,653 |
| 22V837000November 11, 2022 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2022 | crash | 7,812 |
| 19V776000October 29, 2019 | electrical system | 2015, 2017 | crash | 52,745 |
| 17V682000October 27, 2017 | exterior lighting: headlights | 2017 | crash | 2,096 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Indian Chief. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: March 30, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted