NHTSA campaign 11V343000
Indian Recall 11V-343: BODY CONTROL MODULE
NHTSA recall 11V343000 was reported by INDIAN MOTORCYCLE COMPANY on June 27, 2011, with 699 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Indian Classic, Indian Dark Horse, Indian Roadmaster and more for model years 2009–2011. Owners were notified on August 4, 2011, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 11V343000 (also written 11V-343 or 11V343)
- Filed by
- INDIAN MOTORCYCLE COMPANY
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 699 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Exterior Lighting — Headlights — Switch
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V343000. 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 Blackhawk
- 2011 · Vehicles built December 10, 2008 – April 8, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Indian Blackhawk Dark
- 2011 · Vehicles built December 10, 2008 – April 8, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Indian Bomber
- 2010 · Vehicles built December 10, 2008 – April 8, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Indian Chief Deluxe
- 2009 · Vehicles built December 10, 2008 – April 8, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Indian Chief Roadmaster
- 2009 · Vehicles built December 10, 2008 – April 8, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Indian Chief Standard
- 2009 · Vehicles built December 10, 2008 – April 8, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Indian Chief Vintage
- 2009 · Vehicles built December 10, 2008 – April 8, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Indian Classic
Indian Dark Horse
Indian Roadmaster
Indian Vintage
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V343000.
Defect description
POLARIS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2011 INDIAN MOTORCYCLES FOR THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) WHICH CAN CAUSE THE HEADLIGHT TO TURN OFF IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES. IF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS SLOWLY MOVED FROM ONE POSITION TO ANOTHER (HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM OR LOW BEAM TO HIGH BEAM), BOTH BEAMS MAY BE ON MOMENTARILY AND THE BCM INTERPRETS THIS AS AN OVERLOAD CONDITION.
Safety consequence
THE BCM TURNS OFF THE HEADLIGHT UNTIL THE NEXT TIME THAT THE KEY IS TURNED ON. THE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF HEADLIGHT FUNCTION COULD IMPAIR A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BCM FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 4, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT POLARIS AT 1-651-408-7579.
Notes
OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 11V343000
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.