Indian Motorcycle Chieftain, Chief, Springfield. Published by Transport Canada as 2022421 on 2 August 2022. System: Lights And Instruments.
What the notice says Issue:
On certain motorcycles, a poor electrical connection at the Vehicle Control Module (VCM) could lead to an intermittent or total loss of forward lighting. Note: If this happens, the high beam indicator on the gauge cluster will flash.
Note: This recall replaces Transport Canada recall no. 2019-252. …
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Indian Motorcycle CHIEFTAIN in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Indian Motorcycle CHIEFTAIN is named on 5 British notices and 6 European. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The British register
- DVSA recall RM/2019/030: Indian Motorcycle Company Roadmaster, Chief, Chieftain and 1 more (The gear position switch may provide an inaccurate signal)
- DVSA recall RM/2019/035: Indian Motorcycle Company Roadmaster, Springfield, FTR 1200 and 2 more (The circuit breakers may not meet quality standards)
- DVSA recall RM/2020/007: Indian Motorcycle Company Chieftain, Chief Classic and Chief (Unexpected loss of forward lighting)
The European register
- EU Safety Gate alert A12/00049/20: Indian Motorcycle Chief, Chieftain, Ftr1200, Roadmaster And Springfield, notified by United Kingdom
- EU Safety Gate alert A12/00630/20: Indian Motorcycle My 2014 Chief, Chief Classic, Chieftain, notified by United Kingdom
- EU Safety Gate alert A12/1677/15: Indian Motorcycle Chief Classic, Chief Vintage, Chieftain, Roadmaster & Dark Horse, notified by United Kingdom
Nothing here says any of these is this notice in another country. A model recalled in one country is often recalled in another, in different words and at a different time, and the authorities do not cross-reference each other. Reading them together is the reason this site holds more than one register.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2022421
- Recall date
- 2 August 2022
- Make
- Indian Motorcycle
- Models
- Chieftain, Chief, Springfield
- Model years
- 2014 to 2020
- Vehicle class
- Motorcycle
- System
- Lights And Instruments
- Raised as
- Safety TC
- Vehicles affected
- 2,239
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
On certain motorcycles, a poor electrical connection at the Vehicle Control Module (VCM) could lead to an intermittent or total loss of forward lighting. Note: If this happens, the high beam indicator on the gauge cluster will flash.
Note: This recall replaces Transport Canada recall no. 2019-252.Safety Risk:
A loss of lighting would reduce visibility and could increase the risk of a crash.Corrective Actions:
Indian Motorcycle will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your motorcycle to a dealership to inspect the VCM and harness connector for damage, and update the VCM software. If the VCM and/or harness connector are damaged, the dealer will repair the harness and replace the VCM.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2022421.
Indian Motorcycle elsewhere in this register
Indian Motorcycle is named on 30 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2022479 · 23 August 2022 · FTR · Engine
- 2022645 · 11 November 2022 · Scout, Scout Bobber, Chief · Fuel System
- 2022747 · 29 December 2022 · Super Chief, Chief · Structure
- 2021542 · 2 September 2021 · Scout Bobber · Brakes
- 2023650 · 7 December 2023 · Chieftain, Roadmaster, Springfield · Engine
- 2024420 · 23 July 2024 · Pursuit, Challenger, Roadmaster · Suspension
- 2020368 · 7 August 2020 · Scout, Scout Bobber · Brakes
- 2020138 · 1 April 2020 · Challenger · Engine
The same system: Lights And Instruments
900 notices in this register name Lights And Instruments. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2022432 · 5 August 2022 · Tracer · Lights And Instruments
- 2022439 · 8 August 2022 · Dutch Star Class A Motorhome, New Aire Class A Motorhome, London Aire Class A Motorhome · Lights And Instruments
- 2022463 · 15 August 2022 · Ultra Limited, Cvo Road Glide Limited, Electra Glide Ultra Classic · Lights And Instruments
- 2022487 · 31 August 2022 · Boxster, Cayenne, Panamera · Lights And Instruments
- 2022408 · 28 July 2022 · Grand Cherokee · Lights And Instruments
- 2022409 · 28 July 2022 · Cherokee · Lights And Instruments
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What the words on this notice mean — the system it is filed under, and what the filing type says about who found the fault.
This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Indian Motorcycle: 30 in the register, and 637 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2022.
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