Indian Chief, Indian Chief Classic, Indian Chief Dark Horse, Indian Chief Vintage, Indian Chieftain, Indian Chieftain Classic, model years 2017 to 2018. Filed by Indian Motorcycle Company and reported to NHTSA on 27 October 2017. 2,096 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Indian Motorcycles Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Chief, Chief Classic, Chief Dark Horse, Chief Vintage, Chieftain, Chieftain Classic, Cheiftain Dark Horse, Chieftain Elite, Chieftain Limited, Springfield, and Springfield Dark Horse motorcycles. These motorcycles may be equipped with a …
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The maker's own number for this recall: I-17-03. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 17V682 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 17V682 cover?
- Indian Chief, Indian Chief Classic, Indian Chief Dark Horse, Indian Chief Vintage, Indian Chieftain, Indian Chieftain Classic, Indian Chieftain Dark Horse, Indian Chieftain Elite, model years 2017-2018.
- What is wrong with them?
- Indian Motorcycles Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Chief, Chief Classic, Chief Dark Horse, Chief Vintage, Chieftain, Chieftain Classic, Cheiftain Dark Horse, Chieftain Elite, Chieftain Limited, Springfield, and Springfield Dark Horse motorcycles.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- The light output from the incorrect headlight can affect the motorcycle's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Indian will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the motorcycle and replace any incorrect headlight assembly, free of charge. The recall began on December 6, 2017. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is I-17-03.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. The maker calls this recall I-17-03, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
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 light output from the incorrect headlight can affect the motorcycle's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 17V682 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Indian Motorcycle Company |
| System at fault | Exterior Lighting:Headlights |
| Reported to NHTSA | 27 October 2017 |
| Model years | 2017-2018 |
| Vehicles named | INDIAN CHIEF, INDIAN CHIEF CLASSIC, INDIAN CHIEF DARK HORSE, INDIAN CHIEF VINTAGE, INDIAN CHIEFTAIN, INDIAN CHIEFTAIN CLASSIC, INDIAN CHIEFTAIN DARK HORSE, INDIAN CHIEFTAIN ELITE, INDIAN CHIEFTAIN LIMITED, INDIAN SPRINGFIELD, INDIAN SPRINGFIELD DARK HORSE |
What the notice says today
The consequence
The light output from the incorrect headlight can affect the motorcycle's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Indian will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the motorcycle and replace any incorrect headlight assembly, free of charge. The recall began on December 6, 2017. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is I-17-03.
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 Chief recalls: 7 US campaigns
- Indian Chief Classic recalls: 8 US campaigns
- Indian Chief Dark Horse recalls: 7 US campaigns
- Indian Chief Vintage recalls: 5 US campaigns
- Indian Chieftain recalls: 11 US campaigns
- Indian Chieftain Classic recalls: 3 US campaigns
- Indian Chieftain Dark Horse recalls: 6 US campaigns
- Indian Chieftain Elite recalls: 3 US campaigns
- Indian Chieftain Limited recalls: 5 US campaigns
- Indian Springfield recalls: 8 US campaigns
- Indian Springfield Dark Horse recalls: 6 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 17V682, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v682/
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.
The fingerprint of this notice
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- Defect summary
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