The 2016 Indian Chief Dark Horse has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 23,761 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain model year 2014-2017 Chief Classic, Chief Dark Horse, Vintage, Chieftan, Chieftan Dark Horse, Springfield and Roadmaster motorcycles manufactured April 15, 2013, to July 15, 2016. In the affected motorcycles, the fuel rail may contact other components and…
Consequence
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
Remedy
Indian will notify owners, and dealers will install a bracket that will limit movement of the fuel rail, free of charge. The recall began on December 12, 2016. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is I-16-03.
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
1crashes1injuries
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
1
POWER TRAIN
1
1crashes1injuries
SERVICE BRAKES
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
Total complaints7
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“This vehicle has an issue with the gear position switch, which causes the wrong gear to display on the info screen intermittently. Sometimes at highway speed, with cruise control engaged, the bike will think it's in neutral, which cancels the cruise abruptly. The bike has been in for service for…”
“The contact owns a 2016 indian motorcycle chief dark horse. The contact stated while riding approximately 55-60 mph on a rainy night, the motorcycle headlight turned off inadvertently. The high beam indicator warning light illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road. The contact's son…”
“Check engine light on & off while in fl in march, codes 598 & 2348, cruise quit working. July 12, 2018 turned off one rd onto another, getting up to speed of traffic. Doing about 55 mph when noticed deer in rd, applied brakes only to have it lock up rather than abs work. Bike started in slide/fish…”
“Check engine light on & off while in fl in march, codes 598 & 2348, cruise quit working. July 12, 2018 turned off one rd onto another, getting up to speed of traffic. Doing about 55 mph when noticed deer in rd, applied brakes only to have it lock up rather than abs work. Bike started in slide/fish…”
“Check engine light on & off while in fl in march, codes 598 & 2348, cruise quit working. July 12, 2018 turned off one rd onto another, getting up to speed of traffic. Doing about 55 mph when noticed deer in rd, applied brakes only to have it lock up rather than abs work. Bike started in slide/fish…”
“M/c was parked, kickstand down, engine off, transmission in first gear. Before starting, electrical on/off button, located on gas tank, was engaged. Gear identification light showed first gear, clutch lever retracted, transmission foot peg was shifted into neutral, light showed neutral. Engine…”
“M/c was parked, kickstand down, engine off, transmission in first gear. Before starting, electrical on/off button, located on gas tank, was engaged. Gear identification light showed first gear, clutch lever retracted, transmission foot peg was shifted into neutral, light showed neutral. Engine…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2016 Indian Chief Dark Horse as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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