Indian Chieftain Dark HorseYears to avoid, problems & recalls

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

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints7Top: Electrical system Safety recalls62016–2024 model years

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

Best & worst years

Indian Chieftain 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 Chieftain Dark Horse median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2020Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2019Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall 2018Not rated–/1003 complaints · 3 recalls 2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2016Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Indian Chieftain Dark Horse problems

All model years combined: 7 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

3Electrical system

2Power train

1Engine

1Fuel system, gasoline

1Visibility/wiper

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	0
Power train	2	0
Engine	1	0
Fuel system, gasoline	1	0
Visibility/wiper	1	0

6 recalls

Indian Chieftain Dark Horse recalls

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

Suspension: rear24V-550 · 2024 · Jul 23, 2024 · 1,773 vehicles Engine: crank/camshaft position sensor23V-829 · 2023–2024 · Dec 7, 2023 · 1,215 vehicles Exterior lighting: headlights22V-635 · 2016–2018 · Aug 19, 2022 · 28,689 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