- The problem
- 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.
- The risk
- The loss of lighting can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of crash.
- The fix
- 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.
Lights
2016 Indian Springfield Lighting problems
Owners have filed 1 complaint about the 2016 Indian Springfield's lights with NHTSA - 33% of all its complaints, most recently on October 22, 2020. Headlights, tail lights, brake lights, turn signals and interior lighting failures.
- Complaints
- 1
- Recalls
- 1
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Lighting recalls for the 2016 Indian Springfield
Lighting complaints
2016 Indian springfield motorcycle vin: [[redacted]] the headlight system went out on or about 09-05-20 following an indian repair shop visit for a recall on a digital shifting system (second time in shop for this issue). Right after this repair on 09-05-20 (and I cannot tell you exactly when, maybe 1 day or less, the headlights when out while I was driving this motorcycle, (moving on a street). On 9-10-20 I brought my 2016 indian springfield to daytona beach indian for diagnosis of the headlight system...
Read the full complaint
outage problem. On 9-10-20 was informed by daytona beach indian that the vcm (vehicle control module) had failed, specifically pin # 11, this controlled the headlight system. Please note that both indian motorcycles and the nhtsa have a recall out on 2014 motorcycles, certain models, chief and chieftain. Nhtsa campaign number: 19v339000 and indian motorcycle company 01-19-02 - potential number of units affected 6,487. Indian motorcycle customer connections refuses to take any responsibility for this problem. Couldn't they have used a 2014 defective component the "vcm" on a 2016 motorcycle? Could they have more of a problem than they know of? Redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(B)(6) *cc
Indian Springfield lighting complaints by year
Springfield lighting problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data