NHTSA campaign 02V176000
Indian Recall 02V-176: INDIAN MOTORCYCLE/FRONT FORK PINCH BOLTS
NHTSA recall 02V176000 was reported by INDIAN MOTORCYCLE COMPANY on July 2, 2002, with 1,189 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Indian Scout, Indian Scout Centennial and Indian Spirit for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on July 9, 2002, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V176000 (also written 02V-176 or 02V176)
- Filed by
- INDIAN MOTORCYCLE COMPANY
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,189 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Front
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V176000. 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 October 25, 2000 – June 18, 2001 (per NHTSA)
Indian Scout Centennial
- 2001 · Vehicles built December 22, 2000 – July 11, 2001 (per NHTSA)
Indian Spirit
- 2001 · Vehicles built March 28, 2001 – July 11, 2001 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V176000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE PINCH BOLTS THAT CLAMP THE FRONT FORKS TO THE AXLE MAY BE 1/4" BOLTS OR 5/16" BOLTS MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL. IN BOTH CASES, THESE BOLTS MAY NOT BE OF SUFFICIENT STRENGTH OVER TIME TO CLAMP THE FRONT FORK TO THE AXLE TIGHTLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT AXLE ROTATION.
Safety consequence
IF THE AXLE IS ALLOWED TO ROTATE, THE AXLE COULD COME OUT OF THE RIGHT FRONT FORK, COLLAPSING THE FRONT END, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FRONT FORKS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE PINCH BOLTS ARE 1/4" OR 5/16" BOLTS MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL. IF THE FORKS ARE CLAMPED WITH 1/4" BOLTS, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE FORKS WITH FORKS DESIGNED WITH 5/16" BOLTS. IF THE FORKS ARE CLAMPED WITH 5/16" STAINLESS STEEL PINCH BOLTS, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE BOLTS WITH 5/16" BOLTS MADE OF ZINC PLATED STEEL. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 9, 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
ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN 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 02V176000
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.