{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Indian recall 19V638 (I-19-04): 2019 Chieftain Motorcycles",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v638/",
  "summary": "Recall 19V638 (Indian): Due to increased brightness, other drivers may have difficulties discerning the brake light from the tail light, and thus may be...",
  "excerpt": "Indian Chieftain, model year 2019. Filed by Indian Motorcycle Company and reported to NHTSA on 29 August 2019. 3,594 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2019 Chieftain motorcycles. The tail lights may be too bright, exceeding the maximum light output allowed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, \"Lamps, Reflective Devices, and … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Indian's own number for this recall: I-19-04. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 19V638 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Due to increased brightness, other drivers may have difficulties discerning the brake light from the tail light, and thus may be unaware that the motorcycle is braking, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.” 19V638 Indian Motorcycle Company Exterior Lighting:Tail Lights 29 August 2019 2019-2019 INDIAN CHIEFTAIN Due to increased brightness, other driv",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T20:48:35+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T16:36:24+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Indian recall 19V638 (I-19-04): 2019 Chieftain Motorcycles\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v638/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}