Indian Blackhawk, Indian Blackhawk Dark, Indian Bomber, Indian Chief Classic, Indian Chief Deluxe, Indian Chief Roadmaster, model years 2009 to 2013. Filed by Indian Motorcycle Company and reported to NHTSA on 30 August 2013. 861 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain model year 2009 Deluxe and Standard, 2009-2011 Roadmaster, 2009-2013 Vintage, 2010 Bomber, 2010-2013 Classic and Dark Horse, 2011 Blackhawk Dark and Blackhawk motorcycles. The rear rim may crack and cause a loss of air pressure.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 13V391 cover?
- Indian Blackhawk, Indian Blackhawk Dark, Indian Bomber, Indian Chief Classic, Indian Chief Deluxe, Indian Chief Roadmaster, Indian Chief Standard, Indian Chief Vintage, model years 2009-2013.
- What is wrong with them?
- Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain model year 2009 Deluxe and Standard, 2009-2011 Roadmaster, 2009-2013 Vintage, 2010 Bomber, 2010-2013 Classic and Dark Horse, 2011 Blackhawk Dark and Blackhawk motorcycles. The rear rim may crack and cause a loss of air pressure.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- The cracked rim can lead to a flat rear tire, which could cause the rider to lose control, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Not yet, on the wording NHTSA publishes today. Indian will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear rim, free of charge. Indian mailed an interim letter to owners in September 2013. Parts are now available. A second notice was sent to owners during April 2014. Owners may contact Indian at 1-888-704-5290.
- 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 cracked rim can lead to a flat rear tire, which could cause the rider to lose control, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 13V391 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Indian Motorcycle Company |
| System at fault | Wheels:Rim |
| Reported to NHTSA | 30 August 2013 |
| Model years | 2009-2013 |
| Vehicles named | INDIAN BLACKHAWK, INDIAN BLACKHAWK DARK, INDIAN BOMBER, INDIAN CHIEF CLASSIC, 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 cracked rim can lead to a flat rear tire, which could cause the rider to lose control, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Indian will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear rim, free of charge. Indian mailed an interim letter to owners in September 2013. Parts are now available. A second notice was sent to owners during April 2014. Owners may contact Indian at 1-888-704-5290.
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 191 notices in the record whose component field names wheels. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 30 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 Classic recalls: 8 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
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 13V391, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v391/
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.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
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We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 13V391 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
a9b37b1b - Consequence
152b2191 - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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