Indian ChieftainYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 15 owner complaints and 11 safety recalls on record for the Indian Chieftain.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints15Top: Power train Safety recalls112014–2024 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

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2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2019Not rated–/1003 complaints · 3 recalls 2018Not rated–/1001 complaint · 4 recalls 2017Not rated–/1002 complaints · 3 recalls 2016Not rated–/1001 complaint · 4 recalls 2015Not rated–/1002 complaints · 4 recalls 2014Not rated–/1006 complaints · 4 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Indian Chieftain problems

All model years combined: 15 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

5Power train

4Electrical system

3Exterior lighting

2Vehicle speed control

2Engine

1Structure

1Service brakes

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
Power train	5	0
Electrical system	4	0
Exterior lighting	3	0
Vehicle speed control	2	0
Engine	2	0
Structure	1	1
Service brakes	1	1

11 recalls

Indian Chieftain 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 · 2014–2018 · Aug 19, 2022 · 28,689 vehicles Wiring: fuses and circuit breakers19V-882 · 2019 · Dec 11, 2019 · 5,474 vehicles Electrical system19V-776 · 2014–2019 · Oct 29, 2019 · 52,745 vehicles Exterior lighting: tail lights19V-638 · 2019 · Aug 29, 2019 · 3,594 vehicles Exterior lighting19V-339 · 2014 · May 1, 2019 · 6,487 vehicles Electrical system18V-228 · 2018 · Apr 10, 2018 · 3,341 vehicles Exterior lighting: headlights17V-682 · 2017–2018 · Oct 27, 2017 · 2,096 vehicles Electrical system: ignition16V-446 · 2014–2016 · Jun 17, 2016 · 18,383 vehicles Foundation components: master cylinder15V-721 · 2015–2016 · Nov 2, 2015 · 7,614 vehicles