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Indian Motorcycle Company Chieftain recalls

DVSA has published 5 safety recalls that name the Indian Motorcycle Company Chieftain since 2019, 3 of them since 2020. Between them they cover at least 1,041 UK vehicles of this model.

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All Indian Motorcycle Company Chieftain recalls, newest first

  1. CHALLENGER, CHIEFTAIN, PURSUIT, ROADMASTER · heavyweight shock pushrod

    16 Aug 2024 · R/2024/353

    On affected machines the rear suspension pushrod may buckle under load.

    Fix: Replacement of the rear suspension pushrod.

    3 vehicles · built 23 Feb 2024 to 12 Apr 2024

  2. CHIEFTAIN, ROADMASTER, SPRINGFIELD · an improperly routed crankshaft position sensor may contact the front head pipe and result in a vehicle stall during operation.

    11 Dec 2023 · RM/2024/003

    For affected model year 2023-2024 Chieftain Roadmaster and Springfield models an improperly routed crankshaft position sensor may contact the front head pipe and result in a vehicle stall during operation.

    Fix: Inspect and re-route the crankshaft position sensor correctly. Conduct a replacement if needed.

    • CHIEFTAIN: 1 vehicle · built 1 Jan 2023 to 19 Feb 2024
    • CHIEFTAIN: vehicle count not given · built 1 Jan 2023 to 31 Jan 2024

  3. CHIEF, CHIEF CLASSIC, CHIEFTAIN · unexpected loss of forward lighting

    3 Mar 2020 · RM/2020/007

    An electrical defect may exist on Indian Motorcycle MY 2014 resulting in the unexpected loss of forward lighting.

    Fix: Inspect the VCM connector for damage repair as necessary & reflash the VCM.

    264 vehicles · built 6 Jun 2013 to 30 Jun 2014

  4. CHIEF, CHIEFTAIN, FTR 1200, ROADMASTER, SPRINGFIELD · the circuit breakers may not meet quality standards

    12 Dec 2019 · RM/2019/035

    Motorcycles may have 10A circuit breakers that do not meet quality standards

    Fix: Replace the 10A circuit breakers installed in affected motorcycles

    166 vehicles · built 12 Feb 2019 to 31 Jul 2019

  5. CHIEF, CHIEFTAIN, ROADMASTER, SPRINGFIELD · the gear position switch may provide an inaccurate signal

    5 Nov 2019 · RM/2019/030

    Oxidation on the contacts of the gear position switch may cause a change in resistance values resulting in the rider display indicating an incorrect gear

    Fix: As an interim action inspect and clean the gear position switch.

    607 vehicles · built 6 Jun 2013 to 30 May 2019

Other Indian Motorcycle Company models

Source: DVSA recalls register, check-vehicle-recalls.service.gov.uk, copy dated 6 Sep 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. A recall is listed here when DVSA names this model in it; the build dates on each recall say which cars it covers, and a registration check confirms your own.