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2018 Indian Roadmaster 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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+1 complaint in 30 days
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 Oct 2, 2021

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2018 Indian Roadmaster. 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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Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 17, 2026

The contact owns a 2018 Indian Roadster equipped with Metzeler Tires, Tire Line: CruiseTec, Tire Size: 180/60/R16, DOT Number: (N/A). The contact stated that while riding 75 MPH, the rear wheel was vibrating abnormally due to tread separation. The contact safely pulled over to the shoulder and had the motorcycle towed to a dealer. The dealer confirmed the tread separation and informed the contact that there was a crack on the front tire. The dealer recommended that both tires be replaced. The vehicle remained with the dealer unrepaired. The manufacturer was notified and was coordinating with the tire manufacturer regarding the potential tire replacements. The failure mileage was 6,941.

NHTSA ID
11751059
Incident
Jul 11, 2026
Mileage
6,941 mi
Other / unspecifiedSteering
Filed Oct 2, 2021

I went to the Indian motorsports to Purchase a new Indian roadmaster a 2021,and Rickthe sales person put me on a 2018 and I thought since it had only 9686 mile that it would be ok, he told me that it was up for its 10000 mile service to bring it in at that time and I did so now I have the bike back and two days later I noticed the fork seal leaking I take it back and they call themselves fixing the problem but the problem was in the steering it would not ride straight Handlebars was bent also so I'm going down the road with the tire going oneway and handlebars going another way and they were supposed to have fixed that problem now I'm in the grapevine with the treads on the tires breaking loose and the handlebars all bent And the clutch slipping If not knowing if the bike was gonna put me down or not I brings it back to them they and they exhausted leaking killing me needless to say I already have a heart problem, now The exhaust film is going to my heart and to my head giving me headaches there is a lot more to say, the bottom line is now they are saying they can put me on a new bike if I come up with more money Which I feel that I shouldn't have to do they just need to put me on another bike a new bike the one I came in for at first I had the money then! I have one picture that they took after service the bike but a few when I first got it that I had taken.

NHTSA ID
11435230
Incident
Aug 31, 2021

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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