2014 Indian Chief VintageProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 6 owner complaints about the 2014 Indian Chief Vintage, most often about the engine. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through May 22, 2018. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 2014 Indian Chief Vintage has problems

6 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Engine20
Fuel/propulsion system20
Equipment10
Structure10

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

2014 Indian Chief Vintage recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

2014 vs. every other Chief Vintage year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Chief Vintage median. How we score

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In owners' words

What Chief Vintage owners report

Recent engine complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

WHILE IN MOTION AT 65 MPH ON A CROWDED HIGHWAY THE MOTORCYCLE LOST POWER. THIS WAS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THE BIKE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWO TIMES. AFTER EACH REPAIR THE BIKE WAS OKAY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THAN THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED REPEATEDLY. PROBLEM COULD HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED.
Complaint 11097237 · May 22, 2018 · 50,000 miles
RECALL NOT PERFORMED AND MOTORCYCLE SOLD WITHOUT REPAIRS. DEALER IS DESERT THUNDER INDIAN MOTORCYCLE IN KINGMAN, AZ. MOTORCYCLE DID NOT START AND WAS TRAILED TO INDIAN MOTORCYCLE WHO SERVICED THE MOTORCYCLE IN LAS VEGAS. RECALLS WERE PREFORMED AND BATTERY POST REPLACED AFTER PURCHASING A NEW…
Complaint 11055803 · Dec 20, 2017

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