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NHTSA Safety Recalls

Indian Chieftain Dark Horse Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 4 recall campaigns for the Indian Chieftain Dark Horse, across 2 model years from 2018 to 2019. The 2018 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2019 (1).

Model years
2

2018–2019, with a recall

Recall campaigns
4
Most recalls
2018

3 recalls

Owner complaints
7

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA about the Indian Chieftain Dark Horse across 3 model years; the most, 3, concern the 2019.

Across all Indian Chieftain Dark Horse model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 3 complaints), then the power train (2).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Indian Chieftain Dark Horse in 2021: 2, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Indian Chieftain Dark Horse is electrical system, in 1 model-year listing.

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

Indian Chieftain Dark Horse years to avoid

Too few Indian Chieftain Dark Horse 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 Dark Horse, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2020011not ranked
2019131not ranked
2018333not ranked

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

What gets recalled most on the Indian Chieftain Dark Horse

  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS1
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS1
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE1

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

Every Indian Chieftain Dark Horse recall campaign (4)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Indian Chieftain Dark Horse, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
22V635000August 19, 2022exterior lighting: lighting control module: software2018crash28,689
19V882000December 11, 2019electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers2019crash5,474
18V228000April 10, 2018electrical system2018injury3,341
17V682000October 27, 2017exterior lighting: headlights2018crash2,096

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

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