Recall Register

2004 American Ironhorse Texas Chopper: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2004 American Ironhorse Texas Chopper. The newest campaign is 04V395000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Aug 2004. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery. NHTSA has 6 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 04V395000, 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.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 4,565 units in total.

  1. 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: .

  2. 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: .

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Complaints by component

6 complaints, 6 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2004 American Ironhorse Texas Chopper: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Electrical System2
Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
Equipment1
Exterior Lighting1
Vehicle Speed Control1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
8 Aug 2007

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

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.

Complaints about the 2004 American Ironhorse Texas Chopper, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2004, with 2 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20021
  2. 20031
  3. 20042
  4. 20051
  5. 20070

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2004 American Ironhorse Texas Chopper: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/american-ironhorse/texas-chopper/2004/. 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
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
AMERICAN IRONHORSE MOTORCYCLE COMPANY

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2004 American Ironhorse Texas Chopper?
4,565 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the American Ironhorse Texas Chopper have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the American Ironhorse Texas Chopper, model years 2002 to 2007. 2 of them name the 2004 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2004 American Ironhorse Texas Chopper name most often?
Electrical System: 2 of 6 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2004 American Ironhorse Texas Chopper open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.