NHTSA Campaign 22V635000

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

Issued by Indian Motorcycle Company · Reported Aug 19, 2022 · 28,689 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2014 Chief, 2015 Chief Classic, 2014-2018 Chieftain, 2015-2020 Chief Vintage, 2016-2018 Chieftain Darkhorse, 2016-2020 Springfield, 2017-2018 Chieftain Limited, and 2018-2019 Chieftain Classic motorcycles. The electrical connection for the Vehicle Control Module (VCM) may fail, causing a loss of the front lights, including the headlight.

Consequence

The loss of lighting can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the electrical connection and VCM, as necessary. Dealers will update the VCM software, as necessary. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 27, 2022. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is I-19-02. This recall replaces NHTSA recall number 19V-339.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
INDIAN CHIEF 2014 28,689
INDIAN CHIEF CLASSIC 2015 28,689
INDIAN CHIEF VINTAGE 2015 28,689
INDIAN CHIEF VINTAGE 2016 28,689
INDIAN CHIEF VINTAGE 2017 28,689
INDIAN CHIEF VINTAGE 2018 28,689
INDIAN CHIEF VINTAGE 2019 28,689
INDIAN CHIEF VINTAGE 2020 28,689
INDIAN CHIEFTAIN 2014 28,689
INDIAN CHIEFTAIN 2015 28,689
INDIAN CHIEFTAIN 2016 28,689
INDIAN CHIEFTAIN 2017 28,689
INDIAN CHIEFTAIN 2018 28,689
INDIAN CHIEFTAIN CLASSIC 2018 28,689
INDIAN CHIEFTAIN CLASSIC 2019 28,689
INDIAN CHIEFTAIN DARK HORSE 2016 28,689
INDIAN CHIEFTAIN DARK HORSE 2017 28,689
INDIAN CHIEFTAIN DARK HORSE 2018 28,689
INDIAN CHIEFTAIN LIMITED 2017 28,689
INDIAN CHIEFTAIN LIMITED 2018 28,689
INDIAN SPRINGFIELD 2016 28,689
INDIAN SPRINGFIELD 2017 28,689
INDIAN SPRINGFIELD 2018 28,689
INDIAN SPRINGFIELD 2019 28,689
INDIAN SPRINGFIELD 2020 28,689

Source: NHTSA Campaign 22V635000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.