2001 Indian Chief: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2001 Indian Chief. The newest campaign is 03V191000. NHTSA received the report on 5 May 2003. The NHTSA record gives the component Visibility / Windshield. NHTSA has 10 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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, 03V191000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the brackets and bolts on the windshield. Owner notification began may 30, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact indian motorcycle at 1-888-899-2997.
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.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 11,572 units in total.
03V191000Received . 3,625 units.
Visibility / Windshield
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain windshields that were sold as standard equipment on these motorcycles or sold as accessories for all other chief models may have defective brackets. The brackets that attach the windshield to the motorcycle are formed such that the mounting bolts are not flush with the bracket. This could place excessive stress on the bolts causing them to break.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Broken mounting bolts could lead to the windshield coming loose and even falling off the bike, potentially striking the rider or otherwise causing the rider to lose control of the motorcycle and crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the brackets and bolts on the windshield. Owner notification began may 30, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact indian motorcycle at 1-888-899-2997.
Report filed by INDIAN MOTORCYCLE COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number IMCSB-056. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
03V039000Received . 7,947 units.
Electrical System / Alternator/Generator/Regulator
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain motorcycles equipped with compufire brand series type voltage regulators, if damaged, the voltage regulator can become stuck in an open mode that allows battery voltage to flow back through the regulator.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition can potentially cause the regulator to catch on fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the motorcycle and, if necessary, replace the regulator. Owner notification began february 14, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact indian motorcycle at 1-888-899-2997.
Report filed by INDIAN MOTORCYCLE COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number IMCSB-045. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
10 complaints, 10 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.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Suspension | 3 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 2 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 2 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 |
| Visibility | 1 |
| Electrical System | 1 |
- 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
- 25 Jun 2003
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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE01039 | Preliminary evaluation | REAR SUSPENSION COLLAPSE | Suspension | 21 Nov 2001 | 30 Apr 2002 | 02V124000 |
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.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2001 Indian ChiefThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2001 Indian Chief: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/indian/chief/2001/. 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
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- INDIAN MOTORCYCLE COMPANY
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2001 Indian Chief?
- 11,572 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Indian Chief have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 14 recall campaigns for the Indian Chief, model years 1999 to 2022. 2 of them name the 2001 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2001 Indian Chief name most often?
- Suspension: 3 of 10 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2001 Indian Chief open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.