Indian Blackhawk, Indian Blackhawk Dark, Indian Bomber, Indian Chief Deluxe, Indian Chief Roadmaster, Indian Chief Standard, model years 2009 to 2011. Filed by Indian Motorcycle Company and reported to NHTSA on 27 June 2011. 699 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Polaris is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 indian motorcycles for the body control module (bcm) which can cause the headlight to turn off in some circumstances. if the headlight switch is slowly moved from one position to another (high beam to low beam or low beam to high beam), both beams may be on momentarily …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 11V343 cover?
- Indian Blackhawk, Indian Blackhawk Dark, Indian Bomber, Indian Chief Deluxe, Indian Chief Roadmaster, Indian Chief Standard, Indian Chief Vintage, Indian Classic, model years 2009-2011.
- What is wrong with them?
- POLARIS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2011 INDIAN MOTORCYCLES FOR THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) WHICH CAN CAUSE THE HEADLIGHT TO TURN OFF IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- THE BCM TURNS OFF THE HEADLIGHT UNTIL THE NEXT TIME THAT THE KEY IS TURNED ON. THE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF HEADLIGHT FUNCTION COULD IMPAIR A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BCM FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 4, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT POLARIS AT 1-651-408-7579.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “THE BCM TURNS OFF THE HEADLIGHT UNTIL THE NEXT TIME THAT THE KEY IS TURNED ON. THE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF HEADLIGHT FUNCTION COULD IMPAIR A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.”
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caught
| Campaign | 11V343 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | INDIAN MOTORCYCLE COMPANY |
| System at fault | Exterior Lighting:Headlights:Switch |
| Reported to NHTSA | 27 June 2011 |
| Model years | 2009-2011 |
| Vehicles named | INDIAN BLACKHAWK, INDIAN BLACKHAWK DARK, INDIAN BOMBER, INDIAN CHIEF DELUXE, INDIAN CHIEF ROADMASTER, INDIAN CHIEF STANDARD, INDIAN CHIEF VINTAGE, INDIAN CLASSIC, INDIAN DARK HORSE, INDIAN ROADMASTER, INDIAN VINTAGE |
What the notice says today
The consequence
THE BCM TURNS OFF THE HEADLIGHT UNTIL THE NEXT TIME THAT THE KEY IS TURNED ON. THE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF HEADLIGHT FUNCTION COULD IMPAIR A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BCM FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 4, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT POLARIS AT 1-651-408-7579.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 663 notices in the record whose component field names exterior lighting. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 43 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Indian Blackhawk recalls: 3 US campaigns
- Indian Blackhawk Dark recalls: 3 US campaigns
- Indian Bomber recalls: 3 US campaigns
- Indian Chief Vintage recalls: 5 US campaigns
- Indian Classic recalls: 3 US campaigns
- Indian Dark Horse recalls: 5 US campaigns
- Indian Roadmaster recalls: 12 US campaigns
- Indian Vintage recalls: 6 US campaigns
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CarsMultiverse, recall 11V343, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v343/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
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46c4c91c - Remedy
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