Recall · 20V454000
Indian Motorcycle recalled 3 models over service brakes
2,742
Vehicles covered
3
Models
3
Model years
August 4, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
SERVICE BRAKES
- The defect
- Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2019 Scout, Scout Sixty, and Scout Bobber motorcycles equipped with Anti-Lock Brake Systems (ABS). After the manufacturing process, air may remain trapped within the brake system, possibly reducing brake performance.
- What it can cause
- Reduced brake performance can increase the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Indian will notify owners, and dealers will perform a brake fluid bleed of the front and rear ABS to evacuate the air, free of charge. The recall began August 19,2020. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is 1-18-07. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA Recall number 19V-156.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| IndianScout | 2019 | Not published here |
| IndianScout Bobber | 2019 | Not published here |
| IndianScout Sixty | 2019 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 2,742 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 69% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2019, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Indian vehicles have been recalled over the service brakes once before this, most recently in March 2019 as 19V156000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Indian Motorcycle Company with NHTSA on August 4, 2020 as campaign 20V454000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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