NHTSA campaign 02V124000 · Indian campaign IMCSB-039
Indian Recall 02V-124: INDIAN MOTORCYCLE/SHOCK ABSORBER
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 02V124000 (Indian campaign IMCSB-039) was reported by INDIAN MOTORCYCLE COMPANY on May 3, 2002, with 4,590 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Indian Chief for model years 1999–2000. Owners were notified on May 8, 2002, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V124000 (also written 02V-124 or 02V124)
- Filed by
- INDIAN MOTORCYCLE COMPANY
- Indian campaign number
- IMCSB-039
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 4,590 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Rear
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE01-039 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V124000. 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
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V124000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES EQUIPPED WITH REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS MADE BY SWAY-A-WAY, THE BOLTS THAT MOUNT THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS TO THE SWING ARM COULD BREAK.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE REAR SUSPENSION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS AND REPLACE THEM IF NECESSARY. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2002. 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 AT 1-408-846-7228.
Notes
INDIAN MOTORCYCLE RECALL BULLETIN NO. IMCSB-039. 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 02V124000
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.