NHTSA campaign 04V395000
American Ironhorse Recall 04V-395: AMERICAN IRONHORSE /BATTERY
NHTSA recall 04V395000 was reported by AMERICAN IRONHORSE MOTORCYCLE COMPANY on August 10, 2004, with 2,170 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the American Ironhorse Cutter, American Ironhorse Legend, American Ironhorse LSC and more for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on September 1, 2004, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V395000 (also written 04V-395 or 04V395)
- Filed by
- AMERICAN IRONHORSE MOTORCYCLE COMPANY
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2,170 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — 12V/24V/48V Battery
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V395000. 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.
American Ironhorse
American Ironhorse Cutter
- 2004 · Vehicles built August 23, 2003 – August 4, 2004 (per NHTSA)
American Ironhorse Legend
- 2004 · Vehicles built August 23, 2003 – August 4, 2004 (per NHTSA)
American Ironhorse LSC
- 2004 · Vehicles built August 23, 2003 – August 4, 2004 (per NHTSA)
American Ironhorse Outlaw
- 2004 · Vehicles built August 23, 2003 – August 4, 2004 (per NHTSA)
American Ironhorse Signature Series
- 2004 · Vehicles built August 23, 2003 – August 4, 2004 (per NHTSA)
American Ironhorse Slammer
- 2004 · Vehicles built August 23, 2003 – August 4, 2004 (per NHTSA)
American Ironhorse Stalker
- 2004 · Vehicles built August 23, 2003 – August 4, 2004 (per NHTSA)
American Ironhorse Tejas
- 2004 · Vehicles built August 23, 2003 – August 4, 2004 (per NHTSA)
American Ironhorse Texas Chopper
- 2004 · Vehicles built August 23, 2003 – August 4, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V395000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE BATTERY (YTX24HL) COULD FAIL DURING OPERATION.
Safety consequence
THE BATTERY FAILURE CAUSES THE MOTORCYCLE ENGINE TO STOP SUDDENLY, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE BATTERIES. THE RECALL BEGAN SEPTEMBER 1, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT AMERICAN IRONHORSE AT 1-817-665-2074.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 04V395000
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.