NHTSA campaign 00V251000
Indian Recall 00V-251: INDIAN MOTORCYCLE/TIRE INNER TUBE
NHTSA recall 00V251000 was reported by INDIAN MOTORCYCLE COMPANY on September 3, 2000, with 418 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Indian Scout for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on September 14, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V251000 (also written 00V-251 or 00V251)
- Filed by
- INDIAN MOTORCYCLE COMPANY
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 418 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Tires — Tube
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V251000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Indian
Indian Scout
- 2001 · Vehicles built May 25, 2000 – August 23, 2000 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V251000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE INNER TUBE BEING USED ON THE FRONT TIRE WAS UNDER-SIZED.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE POSSIBLE DEFLATION OF THE TUBE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE EXISTING INNER FRONT TIRE TUBE WITH A LARGER TUBE.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 14, 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT INDIAN MOTORCYCLE AT 1-408-847-2221.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V251000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.