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2000 Indian Chief

Safety Score
80
Safe
Recalls
3
Complaints
40
NCAP Stars

Recalls (3)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2003-05-05 03V191000 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD 3,625 Details
2002-05-30 02V144000 STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR 4,765 Details
2002-05-03 02V124000 SUSPENSION:REAR 4,590 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2003-09-23 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD No 0 THE MOTORCYCLE HAS MULTIPLE PROBLEM S. THE WINDSHIELD IS LOOSE /THE CHARGER WILL NOT CHARGE AT ALL/BATTERY HAS LOW CELL…
2003-09-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN No 0 HORN DOESNT WORK,CHARGING SYSTEM DOESNT WORK,WINDSHIELD COMES LOSE. *LA
2003-06-14 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 CONSUMER STATES THAT T BRAKES HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
2003-03-31 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR FOR A LEAK, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *JB
2002-10-18 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES No 0 CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY DIED. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER STATED THER…
2002-09-18 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY DIED. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE …
2002-09-15 STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR No 0 CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE RECALL PERFORMED REGARDING THE WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR.*JB
2002-07-15 SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER No 0 CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02V124000 FOR SHOCK ABSORBERS. WHEN HE TOOK IT IN ON OR ABOUT JULY 2, 2002, WAS TOLD BY MECH…
2002-05-31 STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR No 0 THE CONSUMER IS CONCERN HE RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICED FOR THE HANDLE BAR. MAY 31 2001. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NO PARTS AVAI…
2002-05-17 STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS No 0 BACK FENDER HAS CRACKED AND CONSUMER CAN HEAR A RATTLING NOISE WHILE RIDING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
2002-05-15 SUSPENSION:REAR No 0 CONSUMER FIRST CONTACTED DEALER IN MAY OF 2002, CONCERNING RECALL O2V124000. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT SENT PARTS TO DEALER…
2002-04-04 STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR No 0 PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR RECALL 02V144000 REPAIRS TO BE DONE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
2001-10-06 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS No 0 DOT LABLE INSIDE BOTH RIMS ARE CAUSING INNER TUBE FAILURE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST…
2001-09-22 SUSPENSION:REAR No 0 THE SWING ARM SHOCK MOUNT BROKE AT 65MPH AND I NEARLY WENT DOWN.*AK
2001-08-26 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 BRAKE LINE WAS ROUTED UNDER FRAME , BRAKE STUCK . WHEN PUTTING BRAKES ON IT WILL STAY ON. ALSO, FRONT PAD SEPARAT…
2001-08-19 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS No 0 DEALER IS RELUCTANT TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THE ONLY FIX TRIED WAS SILICONE ROUND THE THE CHROME FACIA. UNABLE TO USE V…
2001-07-30 SUSPENSION No 0 MOTORCYCLE REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP AT 40 MPH WENT INTO A SKID ALMOST HIT BY VEHICLE BEHIND ME TRANSMISSION REPLACED TO COR…
2001-07-30 SUSPENSION:REAR No 0 MOTORCYCLE REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP AT 40 MPH WENT INTO A SKID AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. TRANSMISSION …
2001-04-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MOTORCYCLE WOULD STALL OUT AND DIE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED MOTORCYCLE. *AK THE REAR CYLINDER WAS DEFE…
2001-03-01 STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR No 0 CONSUMER HAD FOUND HANDLE BAR LOOSE. WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO NO CONTROL ON STEERING. THEN, T…
2001-02-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS UP TO 65MPH MOTORCYCLE WILL SUDDENLY DIE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE DRI…
2000-12-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 THIS MOTORCYCE IS ADVERTISED TO HAVE A SEAT HEIGHT OF 24.5" IT HAS ADJUSTABLE SHOCK ABSORBERS AND THE RIDE HEIGHT CAN …
2000-09-30 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 MOTORCYCLE SEEMS UNSTABLE ACCELERATING TO CHANGE LANES AND IN SWEEPING TURNS AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *AK
2000-09-16 SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY Yes 1 MOTORCYCLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 OR MORE MPH. MOTORCYCLE HA…
2000-09-09 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL Yes 2 WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE TURN SIGNALS FLASH THREE TIMES. WHILE THEY ARE FLASHING, THE TURN SIGNALS CAN NOT BE T…
2000-05-06 SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 FRONT END WOBBLES TO THE POINT OF LOSS OF CONTROL. FAST SPEED, OR CURVES MAKE IT WORSE.*AK
1999-07-02 STRUCTURE Yes 1 GOING AROUND A LEFT HAND CORNER AT 50 MPH THE LEFT FLOOR BOARD SCRAPED ON GROUND CONSISTANTLY LOOSE CONTROL SENDING BIK…
STRUCTURE No 0 AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THE CLEARANCE OF THE MOTOTCYCLE WAS NOT AS REPRESENTED IN …
EQUIPMENT No 0 THE MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THE FOOT REST IS DESIGNED TOO LOW, THE FOOT REST ATTACHMENT IS SECURED BY A SCREW WHICH HANGS …
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR No 0 THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR. THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. …
STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 GROUND CLEARANCE IS NOT SUFFICIENT WHICH COULD CAUSE A COLLISION TO OCCUR WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IN PAVEMENT AND ALSO WH…
SUSPENSION No 0 INDIAN IS AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS BUT FAILS TO REACT TO THEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 POSSIBLE DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE, WHICH IS POWDER COATED, THIS IS CAUSING THE CYLINDERS TO DEFORM RESULTING IN E…
SUSPENSION No 0 THE MOTORCYCLE "WOBBLES" SO BAD IT GOES OUT OF CONTROL.*AK
SUSPENSION:REAR No 0 WHEN DRIVING 60 MPH REAR SUSPENSION STEEL PLATE BROKE AND SNAPPED IN HALF, WHICH DAMAGED TIRE. ALSO, FENDER GOT SO …
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR No 0 PARTS TO RECALL 01V144000 IS AVAILABLE , BUT MANUFACTURER HAS NOT SENT THEM TO THE DEALERSHIP YET.*AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #03V039000 SUBJECT: VOLTAGE REGULATOR. THE CONSUMER CALLED KERRY FORD ON 4/28/2003…
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 MOTORCYCLE WAS SMOKING AND HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT. CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
SUSPENSION No 0 THE SHOCKS HAVE FAILED FIVE TIMES, 1 LEAKED, 3 BROKE AT THE WELD CONNECTING THE EYE BOLT, 1 BOLT BROKE OFF RELEASING TH…
UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 WAITING 4 MONTHS FOR DEALERS OF INDIAN TO "GET PARTS FROM INDIAN" - STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED NOTICE.. NOTIFIED INDIAN PE…