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Indian Chieftain Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 9 recall campaigns for the Indian Chieftain, across 6 model years from 2014 to 2019. The 2018 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2019 (3).

Model years
6

2014–2019, with a recall

Recall campaigns
9
Most recalls
2018

4 recalls

Owner complaints
15

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 15 complaints with NHTSA about the Indian Chieftain across 6 model years; the most, 6, concern the 2014.

Owners marked a crash on 2 of the Indian Chieftain complaints (13%) and a fire on 0.

Across all Indian Chieftain model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 5 complaints), then the electrical system (4).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Indian Chieftain in 2019: 3, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Indian Chieftain is electrical system, in 7 model-year listings.

The newest Indian Chieftain recall, 22V635000, was reported on August 19, 2022 and concerns the exterior lighting: lighting control module: software.

Indian Chieftain years to avoid

Too few Indian Chieftain model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Indian Chieftain, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2019333not ranked
2018411not ranked
2017321not ranked
2016411not ranked
2015421not ranked
2014462not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Indian Chieftain years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Indian Chieftain

  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM7
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE5
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM3
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER2
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS2
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING1
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS1
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS1

Indian Chieftain model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Indian Chieftain recall campaign (9)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Indian Chieftain, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
22V635000August 19, 2022exterior lighting: lighting control module: software2014–2018crash28,689
19V882000December 11, 2019electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers2019crash5,474
19V776000October 29, 2019electrical system2014–2019crash52,745
19V638000August 29, 2019exterior lighting: tail lights2019crash3,594
19V339000May 1, 2019exterior lighting2014crash6,487
18V228000April 10, 2018electrical system2018injury3,341
17V682000October 27, 2017exterior lighting: headlights2017–2018crash2,096
16V446000June 17, 2016engine and engine cooling: exhaust system2014–2016fire18,383
15V721000November 2, 2015service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder2015–2016crash7,614

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Indian Chieftain. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: September 13, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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