Recall Register

2017 Indian Roadmaster: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2017 Indian Roadmaster. The newest campaign is 19V776000. NHTSA received the report on 29 Oct 2019. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System. NHTSA has 9 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, 19V776000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the switch free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 16, 2020. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is I-19-03.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 83,898 units in total.

  1. 19V776000Received . 52,745 units.

    Electrical System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2014-2019 Chief, Chieftain, Roadmaster, and Springfield motorcycles. The gear position switch contacts may oxidize, causing the gear position display to inaccurately show that the motorcycle is in neutral when it is actually in gear.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the transmission is not in neutral when the motorcycle is started, the motorcycle may move unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the switch free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 16, 2020. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is I-19-03.

    Report filed by Indian Motorcycle Company. Manufacturer campaign number I-19-03. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 18V055000Received . 7,392 units.

    Electrical System / Wiring / Rear Compartment/Trunk

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Roadmaster motorcycles. Water may enter the trunk wiring harness, potentially causing the brake light to remain illuminated even when the brakes are not applied.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the brake light remains illuminated when the brakes are not applied, a vehicle behind the motorcycle may not know when the motorcycle is actually slowing, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Indian will notify owners, and dealers will replace the trunk wiring harness with an updated harness that contains sealing plugs in the connectors, free of charge. The recall began on January 30, 2018. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is I-18-01.

    Report filed by Indian Motorcycle Company. Manufacturer campaign number I-18-01. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 16V877000Received . 23,761 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain model year 2014-2017 Chief Classic, Chief Dark Horse, Vintage, Chieftan, Chieftan Dark Horse, Springfield and Roadmaster motorcycles manufactured April 15, 2013, to July 15, 2016. In the affected motorcycles, the fuel rail may contact other components and result in a fuel leak.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Indian will notify owners, and dealers will install a bracket that will limit movement of the fuel rail, free of charge. The recall began on December 12, 2016. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is I-16-03.

    Report filed by Indian Motorcycle Company. Manufacturer campaign number I-16-03. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

9 complaints, 13 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.

2017 Indian Roadmaster: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Electrical System6
Unknown or Other2
Power Train2
Engine1
Fuel/Propulsion System1
Forward Collision Avoidance1
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
3 Jun 2023

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 2017 Indian Roadmaster, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2018, 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. 20103
  2. 20113
  3. 20143
  4. 20155
  5. 20165
  6. 20173
  7. 20182
  8. 20192
  9. 20210
  10. 20220
  11. 20231
  12. 20242

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

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2017 Indian Roadmaster: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/indian/roadmaster/2017/. 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
Indian Motorcycle Company

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2017 Indian Roadmaster?
83,898 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Indian Roadmaster have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 12 recall campaigns for the Indian Roadmaster, model years 2010 to 2024. 3 of them name the 2017 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2017 Indian Roadmaster name most often?
Electrical System: 6 of 13 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2017 Indian Roadmaster open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.