Recall Register

American Ironhorse: recalls by model and year

NHTSA lists 4 vehicle recall campaigns for American Ironhorse. The register has 6 model lines of the make, model years 2001 to 2007. NHTSA has 40 complaints on file for these model lines. By vehicle recall campaigns, American Ironhorse is number 369 of 644 makes on the register. Vehicle recall campaigns for American Ironhorse: none in 2024 and none in 2025. For all makes, the count fell by 6.2%, from 950 in 2024 to 891 in 2025.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Model lines

6 model lines, in the order of the number of complaints.

American Ironhorse: recall campaigns and complaints for each model line
Model lineModel yearsCampaignsComplaintsComplaints for each model yearComponent with the most mentions
Texas Chopper53173.4Electrical System
Slammer54112.2Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Tejas5251.0Electrical System
Legend5340.8Electrical System
Outlaw3331.0Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Stalker3200.0

This table compares the model lines of American Ironhorse only. The NHTSA files have no sales figures. A model line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints. This site does not rate one make against another.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Newest recall campaigns

The newest 4 of 4.

  1. 05V199000Received . 199 units.

    Suspension / Rear / Shock Absorber

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain motorcycles equipped with shock absorbers manufactured by progressive suspension, INC. The shock absorbers have a spring plate assembly that was installed upside down resulting in the shock absorber failing to hold the weight of the motorcycle and in some instances could suddenly decompress while the motorcycle is in operation.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Shock absorber failure will cause the motorcycle to lean greatly to the side of the defective shock absorber increasing the risk of a crash, serious injuries or death.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect all shock absorbers and replace all defective shock absorbers free of charge. The recall began on may 18, 2005. Owners may contact american ironhorse at 1-888-618-4766.

    Report filed by AMERICAN IRONHORSE MOTORCYCLE COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 3 make, model and year entries.

  2. 04V395000Received . 2,170 units.

    Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain motorcycles, the battery (ytx24hl) could fail during operation.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The battery failure causes the motorcycle engine to stop suddenly, which could result in a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace these batteries. The recall began september 1, 2004. Owners should contact american ironhorse at 1-817-665-2074.

    Report filed by AMERICAN IRONHORSE MOTORCYCLE COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 9 make, model and year entries.

  3. 03V521000Received . 2,395 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Disc / Rotor

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain motorcycles equipped with optional brake rotor-carriers,the rotor-carriers can crack while in service and possibly break.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This can cause a partial loss of the brake system or the potential for rotor-carrier detachment, which could result in a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the rotor-carrier assembly. Owner notification began january 26, 2004. Owners should contact american ironhorse at 1-817-665-2045.

    Report filed by AMERICAN IRONHORSE MOTORCYCLE COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 27 make, model and year entries.

  4. 03V338000Received . 368 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain motorcycles may have defective front gas tank mount brackets, which could break in service and breach the tank wall possibly causing fuel spillage.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will repair the tank by replacing the existing front brackets. Any paint affected by the welding process will be refinished. Owner notification began on september 17, 2003. Owners should contact american ironhorse at 1-817-665-2000.

    Report filed by AMERICAN IRONHORSE MOTORCYCLE COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 2 make, model and year entries.

Download all 4 campaigns of American Ironhorse (CSV)

Counts by year

Recall campaigns that name American Ironhorse vehicles, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2003, with 2 campaigns.
Complaints about American Ironhorse vehicles, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2004, with 10 complaints.

Components in the complaints

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

American Ironhorse: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
ComponentPer 1,000Mentions
Electrical System179.112
Service Brakes, Hydraulic179.112
Engine and Engine Cooling104.57
Steering74.65
Structure74.65
Power Train59.74
Suspension59.74
Exterior Lighting59.74
Fuel System, Gasoline59.74
Vehicle Speed Control29.92

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Recall Register. American Ironhorse: recalls by model and year. https://recallregister.com/make/american-ironhorse/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
3 Nov 2026
Complaint file through
5 Nov 2026
Investigations that name the make
0
Units in the campaigns
5,132

Manufacturers in the recall file: AMERICAN IRONHORSE MOTORCYCLE COMPANY.

The make name is the name in the NHTSA files. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which American Ironhorse model line has the most recall campaigns?
The Slammer: 4 campaigns for 5 model years. A line with more model years has more campaigns.
Which American Ironhorse model line has the most complaints?
The Texas Chopper: 17 complaints for 5 model years. A line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints.
Which components do the complaints about American Ironhorse vehicles name?
Electrical System: 179.1 per 1,000 component mentions. Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 179.1 per 1,000 component mentions. Engine and Engine Cooling: 104.5 per 1,000 component mentions.
How many units are in the recall campaigns for American Ironhorse?
5,132 units in 4 campaigns. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make.