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2010 Indian Chief Bomber Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 Jul 23, 2013
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2010 Indian Chief Bomber, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

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

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Electrical150.0%
  • Exterior lighting150.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Electrical

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

2010 INDIAN MOTORCYCLE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BIKE HAS BEEN THE SOURCE OF CONSTANT PROBLEMS, MOSTLY ELECTRICAL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL FOR THE BCM, MADE THE BIKE WORSE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS BEEN WITHOUT HIS BIKE SINCE AUGUST 2012. ALSO, THE BIKE WOULD NOT RE-START AFTER COMING TO A STOP. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS A STARTER PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID 10525456 · filed Jul 23, 2013

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Exterior lighting

Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

2010 INDIAN MOTORCYCLE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BIKE HAS BEEN THE SOURCE OF CONSTANT PROBLEMS, MOSTLY ELECTRICAL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL FOR THE BCM, MADE THE BIKE WORSE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS BEEN WITHOUT HIS BIKE SINCE AUGUST 2012. ALSO, THE BIKE WOULD NOT RE-START AFTER COMING TO A STOP. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS A STARTER PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID 10525456 · filed Jul 23, 2013

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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