Indian Chief Dark HorseYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 6 owner complaints and 7 safety recalls on record for the Indian Chief Dark Horse.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints6Top: Electrical system Safety recalls72014–2022 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Indian Chief Dark Horse years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Chief Dark Horse median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2022Not rated–/1002 complaints · 3 recalls 2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2016Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall 2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Indian Chief Dark Horse problems

All model years combined: 6 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

3Electrical system1 crash/fire/injury

2Power train1 crash/fire/injury

2Fuel/propulsion system

1Engine

1Service brakes

1Exterior lighting

1Vehicle speed control

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Electrical system	3	1
Power train	2	1
Fuel/propulsion system	2	0
Engine	1	0
Service brakes	1	0
Exterior lighting	1	0
Vehicle speed control	1	0

7 recalls

Indian Chief Dark Horse recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Equipment23V-293 · 2022 · Apr 25, 2023 · 4 vehicles Motorcycle: kickstand/center stand22V-957 · 2022 · Dec 29, 2022 · 4,653 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump22V-837 · 2022 · Nov 11, 2022 · 7,812 vehicles Wiring: fuses and circuit breakers19V-882 · 2019 · Dec 11, 2019 · 5,474 vehicles Electrical system18V-228 · 2018 · Apr 10, 2018 · 3,341 vehicles Exterior lighting: headlights17V-682 · 2017–2018 · Oct 27, 2017 · 2,096 vehicles Fuel system, gasoline16V-877 · 2014–2017 · Dec 6, 2016 · 23,761 vehicles