22V635000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
The loss of lighting can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of crash.
2016 INDIAN CHIEFTAIN
4 safety recall campaigns, 1 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints1
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 4 of 4
19V776000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
If the transmission is not in neutral when the motorcycle is started, the motorcycle may move unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash.
16V446000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Elevated exhaust temperatures may result in an increased risk of fire.
15V721000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
A full or partial loss of rear braking power may lengthen the distance needed to slow or stop the motorcycle, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 1ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2016 INDIAN CHIEFTAINs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.