Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2019 Chieftain, Vintage, Roadmaster, Dark Horse, Springfield, and FTR1200 motorcycles. A 10A circuit breaker may be defective, tripping unexpectedly and causing a sudden loss of power and an engine...
Electrical system
Indian Roadmaster Electrical problems by year
11 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Indian Roadmaster's electrical system. Dead batteries, warning lights, wiring, alternators, infotainment and electronic module failures.
Electrical complaints by model year
Electrical recalls
Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2014-2019 Chief, Chieftain, Roadmaster, and Springfield motorcycles. The gear position switch contacts may oxidize, causing the gear position display to inaccurately show that the motorcycle is in...
Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2018 Indian Chief, Chief Classic, Chief Dark Horse, Chief Vintage, Chieftain, Chieftain Classic, Chieftain Dark Horse, Chieftain Elite, Chieftain Limited, Springfield, Springfield Dark Horse, Roadmaster...
Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Roadmaster motorcycles. Water may enter the trunk wiring harness, potentially causing the brake light to remain illuminated even when the brakes are not applied.
Latest Roadmaster electrical complaints
NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V776000 Was performed by Lonestar Powersport at 2565 S Danville Dr Abilene, TX 79605. They did not fully complete the recall as they were to legally do and skipped the final steps. All they did was replace the sensor. When I brought the bike back to them, letting them know I was having the same problems as described in the recall, they told me that it would cost me for them to even look at it because they completed the recall. I took it to another Indian dealer in Fort Worth, who opened...
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up a case with Polaris and they diagnosed that in fact, the recall was not completely done, but Polaris denied to pay them to properly complete the recall, and I had to pay out-of-pocket for the recall to be completely done the correct way to alleviate the issue with the bike.
Backlights on instrument cluster went out. I can no longer see my speedometer, tachometer, or fuel guage on my hour ride home from work which is always in the dark. The backlights are nonservicable which makes no sense to me. I feel like this is dangerous not being able to tell how fast you are going, and the way people drive these days, you can't use them to pace yourself. I also feel that being stranded on the side of the road because you ran out of gas is not the safest place to be for a motorcyclists, but I...
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think that not knowing how fast you are going is the most dangerous. Making certain lights nonserviceable is a poor idea. It sure is an expensive motorcycle that I am afraid to ride now because I can't see everything I need to see in order to operate it safely.
NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V776000 Your website says that the issue is repaired with my vehicle, which it has not been. Yes I have taken it to not only one, but two different dealers to have the issue resolved multiple times. The issue still continues and Indian Motorcycles, in my belief, refuses to fix the problem at hand under the recall. To the point where they have said it is no longer the gear positioning switch. And it has now started costing me money while they toss parts at it with hopes it'll repair the...
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issue. I can't afford to pay $1,000 plus each time I take it somewhere to have this recall repaired. This is a serious safety issue. Not only the possibility of the motorcycle being started while parked, but it also disengaged cruise control while being used. These motorcycles rapidly lose forward momentum when the throttle isn't applied creating a risk of being rear ended and or run over on the interstate while the operator is trying to investigate the loss of throttle.
My motorcycle went in a couple of years ago for a check because it would show neutral but be in gear and vice versa. The dealer cleaned the contacts and pins. It was fine for a bit and now at 55K miles it's back to doing the same thing. It will show neutral and I'm on the highway doing 65 mph. The. Third gear and I'm stopped with the clutch out. The dealer is now saying we have to pay for this to be checked during routine servicing? 1.8 hours at $165.00 and hour? That's bs. They know the problem are the pins...
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and springs but they, the dealer, won't change them. Because parts, to me, are $130 then $$300 in labor. They're making a huge profit of their mistake. I've included a photo of the parts for the repair and the inflated prices for them.
The clutch switch has failed open. If the engine stalls while in traffic, the rider is required to shift the transmission into neutral before the engine will restart. This could be a dangerous situation depending on what terrane the bike and rider are on. The normal operation for restart of the engine in a stall situation is to simply pull the clutch lever in and hit the start button. The starter should engage regardless of where the gear selector is as long as the clutch lever is pulled in. When researching this problem on YouTube and the Indian Motorcycle Forum, it is wide spread.
I just had my recall replaced 3 TIMES because it was reading neutral in 6th gear and dropping me out of cruise AND NEVER start while in neutral ever
at around the 25,000 mile mark I had my handle bars replaced and since then the bike will shut off on freeway at speed when outside temps are warm i had a 19 chieftain that did the same and Indian had it for 2 months to repair now here we go again but through research and after 5 days in the shop i found on line in the Indian forums reports of the 20 amp circuit breaker being the culprit so i reported to my dealer and the contacted Indian who agreed so now i am waiting on the new part. i find it unbelievable Indian...
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knows this is a issue and isn't recalling the bikes and replace the breakers instead of putting the owners lives at risk and hoping the part doesn't fail! i guess when some folks die maybe there will be a recall! UNSAT INDIAN!
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 indian roadmaster. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v776000 (electrical system, power train) however, the parts to do the repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. An unknown dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 polaris indian road master. The contact stated that there was an issue with the infotainment system. The touchscreen was not functioning properly, which affected the gps system, radio, vehicle status, and tire pressure readings. Indian motorcycle of libertyville (416 n milwaukee ave, libertyville, il 60048, (847) 984-2542) submitted a goodwill warranty claim to the manufacturer since the warranty had expired. The request was denied by the manufacturer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 10,000.
Polaris case # 4018942. On february 3, 2017 at about 5:00 ' 5:30pm est, my 2017 indian roadmaster (the 'bike') returned three computer errors and failed to start while I was parked in a parking lot located at 4260 peachtree rd ne in brookhaven, ga. The information center on the bike directed me to 'contact dealer' (the 'incident'). At the time of the incident, the bike had 837 miles on it. I contacted dealer as instructed, who referred me to dealer's service department partner ("service"). Service instructed me...
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that there were known issues with the engine control module ('ecm') and main wiring harness ('main harness') disconnect through vibration, but such issues are repaired ostensibly by a nylon zip-tie as a temporary solution awaiting manufacturer actions. The ecm has no positive latching component on it to secure the main harness to the ecm and thus maintain a solid connection. The main harness vibrates loose over time, in my case 837 miles, from the ecm and thus kills the bike, just as I experienced. Dealer reported that my incident is one of at least two that have occurred with the ecm and main harness on a brand-new chieftain and my roadmaster (dop 12/2/2016), since on or about october, 2016; dealer having sold about 20 motorcycles since october, 2016. That is a failure rate of 10% from dealer alone over a roughly 1/3 of a year. It is noteworthy that the bike is completely powered off when the main harness disconnects from the ecm: the engine dies, no turn signals function, no emergency flashers, no headlights or taillights. I happened to be in a parking lot at the time of occurrence. However, were this to happen at speed on a freeway, or on a two-lane highway on which there is no shoulder, a frequent occurrence in this part of georgia, such failure could have more dire consequences. In my view, lives are at risk.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 indian roadmaster. While driving 2 mph, the vehicle tipped over. At the time of the issue, the cut off switch did not function and the engine continued to run. As a result, the contact's vehicle was propelled into another vehicle. The vehicle was not towed. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The dealer diagnosed that the failure was due to a calibration issue. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 3,300.
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