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2023 Indian Sport Chief

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

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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 Dec 31, 2023
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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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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Overview

Our database contains 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2023 Indian Sport Chief, most frequently naming the electrical category. 9 manufacturer communications are on file.

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

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

  • Electrical1100.0%

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

Safety recalls

No recalls in our database for this model year

That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

Electrical
Filed Dec 31, 2023

Vehicle battery dies randomly and refused to turn on. Extremely dangerous if this occurs while driving on freeway or while drive or potentially lane splitting as you loose power of entire motorcycle

NHTSA ID
11562866
Incident
Dec 31, 2023

Manufacturer communications

A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.

IND-05-15-2025

POWER TRAIN

This Indian Motorcycle help center article provides information regarding drive belt and tension adjustment on model year 2023-2025 Sport Chief motorcycles.

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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

Indian Motorcycle has determined that on MY23 Chief, Chief Bobber, Super Chief, and Sport Chief the speedometer may not display the correct vehicle speed until the engine speed first exceeds 1200 RPM while in gear following the initial key cycle. To address this concern, Indian Motorcycle has released this Service Advisory to instruct dealers to reflash affected vehicles with an updated Engine Control Module (ECM) Calibration.

IND_10.05.2023_3

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

This Indian Motorcycle Help Center article provides information regarding the inspection and maintenance of the brake system on 2023 Indian Sport Chief motorcycles.

IND_10.05.2023_4

POWER TRAIN

This Indian Motorcycle Help Center article provides information regarding maintenance and adjustment of the clutch lever on 2023 Indian Sport Chief motorcycles.

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ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

This Indian Motorcycle Help Center article provides information regarding the inspection and replacement of the air filter on 2023 Indian Sport Chief motorcycles.

IND_10.05.2023_6

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

This Indian Motorcycle Help Center article provides information regarding changing the oil and oil filter on 2023 Indian Sport Chief motorcycles.

Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Indian Sport Chief by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2024000—
2023Viewing100—

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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.