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2005 American Ironhorse Slammer Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jan 28, 2014
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Nov 3, 2009

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2005 American Ironhorse Slammer. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Body & structureFuel system
Filed Jan 28, 2014

TL* CONTACT OWNS A 2005 AMERICAN IRON HORSE STAMMER MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE MOTORCYCLE WAS PARKED AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY AND WAITING TO BE SERVICED, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THERE WAS GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE FRONT FUEL TANK. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT BASED ON HIS EXPERIENCE AS A MECHANIC, THE FAILURE SEEMED TO BE A STRUCTURAL DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,547.

NHTSA ID
10561854
Incident
Jan 27, 2014
Mileage
11,547 mi
Suspension
Filed Nov 3, 2009
Crash reported2 injuries reported1 death reported

MY HUSBAND OWNED AN AMERICAN IRONHORSE 2005 SLAMMER, IN MAY OF THIS YEAR HE WAS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE BIKE HOSPITALIZING HIMSELF, AND LOSING A FRIEND. WE PURCHASED THE BIKE NEW IN APRIL OF '06 AND HAVE COME TO LEARN THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE BIKE'S REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS IN APRIL OF '05. WITH AMERICAN IRONHORSE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS WE ARE HOPING TO HIND OUT IF MY HUSBAND'S MOTORCYCLE WAS ONE ON RECALL AND IF IT WAS EVER SERVICED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10290755
Incident
May 2, 2009
Mileage
1,000 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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