Recall · 24V550000
Indian Motorcycle recalled 14 models over suspension
1,773
Vehicles covered
14
Models
14
Model years
July 23, 2024
Filed with NHTSA
SUSPENSION:REAR
- The defect
- Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2024 Chieftain, Challenger, Pursuit, Roadmaster, and Springfield motorcycles. Please refer to the recall report for a complete list of model names. The rear suspension pushrod may buckle under load.
- What it can cause
- A rear suspension pushrod that buckles may pinch the main chassis harness, damage the coolant reservoir, damage the rear tire, or cause the motorcycle to bottom out under load. Any of these scenarios can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace the rear suspension pushrod, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 22, 2024. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is I-24-07.
- 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.nhtsa.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 |
|---|---|---|
| IndianChallenger | 2024 | Not published here |
| IndianChallenger Dark Horse | 2024 | Not published here |
| IndianChallenger Limited | 2024 | Not published here |
| IndianChieftain | 2024 | Not published here |
| IndianChieftain Dark Horse | 2024 | Not published here |
| IndianChieftain Limited | 2024 | Not published here |
| IndianPursuit Dark Horse | 2024 | Not published here |
| IndianPursuit Limited | 2024 | Not published here |
| IndianRoadmaster | 2024 | Not published here |
| IndianRoadmaster Dark Horse | 2024 | Not published here |
| IndianRoadmaster Elite | 2024 | Not published here |
| IndianRoadmaster Limited | 2024 | Not published here |
| IndianSpringfield | 2024 | Not published here |
| IndianSpringfield Dark Horse | 2024 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 1,773 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 64% 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, 2024, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2024, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Indian vehicles have been recalled over the suspension 3 times before this, most recently in July 2002 as 02V180000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 1 of the 14 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA.
The vehicles on this campaign carry one other recall published here: 23V829000 (engine and engine cooling).
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 July 23, 2024 as campaign 24V550000. 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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