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2007 American Ironhorse Texas Chopper 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 Sep 25, 2008
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 Sep 25, 2008

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2007 American Ironhorse Texas Chopper. 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.

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Filed Sep 25, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AMERICAN IRONHORSE TEXAS CHOPPER MOTORCYCLE. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR ITS 500 MILE CHECK UP, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL OPERABLE. APPROXIMATELY 2,000 MILES LATER, THE COMPENSATOR NUT LOOSENED AND CAUSED THE ENTIRE CHARGING SYSTEM AND SPROCKET SYSTEM TO FAIL. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE WAS ASSEMBLED IMPROPERLY BY THE MANUFACTURER AND MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE DEALER FROM WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED STATED THAT ALL OF THE FAILING COMPONENTS WOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THEY LATER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE CONTACT RESIDED IN TWO DIFFERENT STATES, THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE MADE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE COMPRESSION RELEASE VALVE FAILED. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION FOR THE FAILURE. THE MOTORCYCLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN SINCE. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REACH THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE THEY ENTERED INTO A CHAPTER 11. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.

NHTSA ID
10243462
Incident
Apr 15, 2008
Mileage
2,500 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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