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Indian Chief Classic

Model years 2012–2018 · 8 recall campaigns · 0 complaints · 0 investigations · filed by Indian Motorcycle Company

Across 7 model years (2012–2018), the Indian Chief Classic has 8 NHTSA recall campaigns and 0 complaints on file.

No complaints for this line are in the NHTSA file.

Recall campaigns peaked in 2016 with 2; Within Indian, this line ranks 12 of 39 by total complaints.

Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
2012 Indian Chief Classic NHTSA record10—861
2013 Indian Chief Classic NHTSA record10—861
2014 Indian Chief Classic30—48,631
2015 Indian Chief Classic40—78,447
2016 Indian Chief Classic30—49,758
2017 Indian Chief Classic20—25,857
2018 Indian Chief Classic20—5,437

"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.

Components most reported

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Indian Chief Classic complaints (0 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

13
15
17
19
21
23
25
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the Indian Chief Classic, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

26
Complaints about any Indian Chief Classic model year, by year received.

Other Indian model lines

Questions and answers

Which Indian Chief Classic model years have the most recalls?

2015 (4), 2014 (3), 2016 (3). Across model years 2012–2018 there are 8 distinct campaigns.

Which Indian Chief Classic model year has the most complaints?

No complaints for this line are in the NHTSA file.

What do owners of the Indian Chief Classic complain about?

No complaints for this line are in the NHTSA file.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.