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2002 Indian Scout 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 Mar 12, 2010
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 Dec 30, 2002

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2002 Indian Scout. 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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Exterior lighting
Filed Mar 12, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 INDIAN SCOUT MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH THE FRONT EXTERIOR HEADLIGHT MOUNTING BRACKET FELL FROM THE MOTORCYCLE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE SHOP WHERE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS WELDED BACK ONTO THE MOTORCYCLE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. LATER, THE HE WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL ONLINE PERTAINING TO THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURE FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V258000: EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS), HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE COMPANY WAS UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP AND THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY RECALL REPAIRS. THEY ADVISED MAKING THE REPAIRS AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. TO DATE, THE CONTACT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THE CORRECT REPAIRS MADE UNDER THE ABOVE MENTIONED RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 6,800. UPDATED 06/25/10.8JB

NHTSA ID
10319224
Incident
Jan 1, 2010
Mileage
6,800 mi
Body & structureFuel systemExterior lighting
Filed Dec 3, 2003

THE CONSUMER WENT TO A INDIAN DEALERSHIP TO TAKE CARE OF RECALLS FOR THE HEADLAMP AND GASOLINE BUT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALLS DUE TO THE FACT THAT INDIAN MOTORCYCLE WAS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS. *AK THE FRONT FENDER HAD THE POTENTIAL TO FALL. *SCC *JB *JB

NHTSA ID
10040485
Incident
Aug 12, 2003
Body & structureExterior lighting
Filed Oct 9, 2003

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTERS 03V286000 AND 03V258000 FROM INDIAN MOTORCYCLES. DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THESE RECALLS. MANUFACTURER FILED BANKRUPTCY.*AK

NHTSA ID
10042655
Incident
Oct 9, 2003
BrakesFuel systemTransmission
Filed Sep 23, 2003
Crash reported

PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE FAILURE AND GAS TANK VENT TUBE. *MR 05/15/03 MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE GAS TANK VENT TUBE RECALL PERFORMED. THE MECHANIC OVERLOOKED THE MOTORCYCLE AND STATED IT WAS FINE. 05/24/03 ENGINE FAILED IN THE RAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON A BUSY INTERSTATE-MOTORCYCLE AT 60 MPH. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS AGAIN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. 08/30/03 THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE MOTORCYCLE AFTER THREE MONTHS WITHOUT THE RECALL BEING PERFORMED. AFTER THE CONSUMER INSISTED THAT THE RECALL WAS WHY THE ENGINE FAILED AND CAUSED THE CRASH, THEY LENGTHEN THE TUBE WITH INFERIOR MATERIALS THAT BECAME PINCHED IN THE WIRE TIRES. THIS RESULTED IN THE BIKE STALLING AND FUEL LEAKING FROM THE GAS CAP. AFTER THE MOTORCYCLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER AFTER THREE MONTHS, THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE TRANSMISSION SPILLED LARGE AMOUNTS OF FLUID DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE. 09/02/03 THE CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO MORE RECALLS REGARDING THE FENDER AND HEADLIGHT FALLING OFF, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED THEY DID NOT KNOWN ANYTHING ABOUT THE RECALLS. *PH *JB *SC

NHTSA ID
10041858
Incident
May 3, 2003
Exterior lighting
Filed Sep 23, 2003

DEALERSHIP WAS REFUSING TO HONOR RECALL 03V258000 CONCERNING HEADLIGHT BRACKET BREAKING. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY DIDN'T PERFORM ANY INDIAN MOTORCYCLE RECALL REPAIRS. *AK

NHTSA ID
10040428
BrakesExterior lightingSuspension
Filed Dec 30, 2002

CONSUMER NOTICED A CRACK IN THE VEHICLES HEAD LIGHT, WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART, BUT IT CRACKED AGAIN. TS THE HEAD LIGHT BRACKET CONTINUOUSLY BREAKS. THE BRAKE DUST BOOT HAD FALLEN OFF, AND THE REAR SHOCKS LEAKED. SCC

NHTSA ID
10001636
Incident
Nov 30, 2002
Mileage
5,800 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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