The 2016 Indian Springfield has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 105,195 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2014 Chief, 2015 Chief Classic, 2014-2018 Chieftain, 2015-2020 Chief Vintage, 2016-2018 Chieftain Darkhorse, 2016-2020 Springfield, 2017-2018 Chieftain Limited, and 2018-2019 Chieftain Classic motorcycles. The electrical connection for the Vehicle Control…
Consequence
The loss of lighting can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of crash.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the electrical connection and VCM, as necessary. Dealers will update the VCM software, as necessary. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 27, 2022. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's…
Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2014-2019 Chief, Chieftain, Roadmaster, and Springfield motorcycles. The gear position switch contacts may oxidize, causing the gear position display to inaccurately show that the motorcycle is in neutral when it is actually in gear.
Consequence
If the transmission is not in neutral when the motorcycle is started, the motorcycle may move unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the switch free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 16, 2020. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is I-19-03.
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
ENGINE
1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
TIRES
1
Total complaints6
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“2016 indian springfield motorcycle vin: [xxx] the headlight system went out on or about 09-05-20 following an indian repair shop visit for a recall on a digital shifting system (second time in shop for this issue). Right after this repair on 09-05-20 (and I cannot tell you exactly when, maybe 1…”
“2016 indian springfield motorcycle vin: [xxx] the headlight system went out on or about 09-05-20 following an indian repair shop visit for a recall on a digital shifting system (second time in shop for this issue). Right after this repair on 09-05-20 (and I cannot tell you exactly when, maybe 1…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2016 indian springfield motorcycle equipped with dunlop elite iii tires, size: 130/90/1673h (na). When cleaning the motorcycle, the contact noticed small cracks on both sides of the front tire. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2016 indian springfield. The contact was not notified by the dealer, but the vin was included in nhtsa campaign numbers: 16v446000 (engine and engine cooling, electrical system) and 16v877000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer had not supplied the parts to the dealer…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2016 indian springfield. The contact was not notified by the dealer, but the vin was included in nhtsa campaign numbers: 16v446000 (engine and engine cooling, electrical system) and 16v877000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer had not supplied the parts to the dealer…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2016 indian springfield. The contact was not notified by the dealer, but the vin was included in nhtsa campaign numbers: 16v446000 (engine and engine cooling, electrical system) and 16v877000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer had not supplied the parts to the dealer…”
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 Springfield as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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