2025 Indian Scout Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2025 Indian Scout has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 4,926 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 24V970000 2024-12-23 4,926 affected
Defect

Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2025 Scout and Scout Sixty motorcycles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of affected trims. The gear position display may falsely show that the motorcycle is in neutral. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal…

Consequence

The motorcycle may move unexpectedly when the transmission is actually in gear, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will update the Engine Control Module (ECM) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 29, 2025. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is I-24-11.

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
ENGINE
2
1crashes1injuries
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
POWER TRAIN
1
1crashes1injuries
SERVICE BRAKES
1
1crashes1injuries
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
1crashes
Total complaints8

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“1. While holding a constant line and speed, I suddenly felt a sharp jolt from the rear of the motorcycle followed by rapid bouncing. 2. The rear wheel locked instantly. I heard the tire skid and felt it stop rotating. 3. The abs indicator illuminated, yet there was no braking input from me. 4. I…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2025-06-10

“1. While holding a constant line and speed, I suddenly felt a sharp jolt from the rear of the motorcycle followed by rapid bouncing. 2. The rear wheel locked instantly. I heard the tire skid and felt it stop rotating. 3. The abs indicator illuminated, yet there was no braking input from me. 4. I…”

ENGINE · reported 2025-06-10

“1. While holding a constant line and speed, I suddenly felt a sharp jolt from the rear of the motorcycle followed by rapid bouncing. 2. The rear wheel locked instantly. I heard the tire skid and felt it stop rotating. 3. The abs indicator illuminated, yet there was no braking input from me. 4. I…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2025-06-10

“I currently have 5k miles on the bike. All 5k miles I have had stalling issues. These issues mostly happen when lightly feathering the throttle while pulling out. This issue is not in my clutch work. It seems to be in the throttle sensor. The bike has began to randomly shut down on my while…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2025-04-15

“I currently have 5k miles on the bike. All 5k miles I have had stalling issues. These issues mostly happen when lightly feathering the throttle while pulling out. This issue is not in my clutch work. It seems to be in the throttle sensor. The bike has began to randomly shut down on my while…”

ENGINE · reported 2025-04-15

“I currently have 5k miles on the bike. All 5k miles I have had stalling issues. These issues mostly happen when lightly feathering the throttle while pulling out. This issue is not in my clutch work. It seems to be in the throttle sensor. The bike has began to randomly shut down on my while…”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2025-04-15

“I was parked in the sam’s parking lot, bike had been parked for approximately 2 hours. My wife, myself and my son were all there at the time this event transacted. My wife had her jeep and I was on my bike as I had met them there to do some shopping. While loading my wife’s car I decided to…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2024-11-08

“The gauge cluster display is inaccurate and very slow to display information such as speed/rpm/fuel lever/neutral selection etc. This causes a very dangerous situation where critical vehicle information is inaccurate and not being displayed to the operator in real time which could lead to an…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2024-08-16
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2025 Indian Scout as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.