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2022 Indian Super Chief 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 Oct 26, 2022
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 2022 Indian Super Chief, 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

  • Brakes150.0%
  • Fuel system150.0%

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

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

The contact owns a 2022 Indian Super Chief. The contact stated while driving at 15 MPH, the motorcycle emitted an abnormal shushing sound. Additionally, there was a 5 feet-stopping distance delay when depressing the brake pedal. The contact continued driving, however, the abnormal sounds increased significantly. The contact veered to the side of the road and inspected the vehicle. The contact noticed that the rear brake caliper had detached and was hanging due to the rear brake caliber upper bolt missing. The vehicle was towed the dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake caliper had failed to cause the upper bolt to back out. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and opened a safety report review. The failure mileage was approximately 140. The consumer requested the claim to be closed because all issues were resolved and dealt with between the dealer and manufacturer.

NHTSA ID 11491019 · filed Oct 26, 2022

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

Fuel system

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

Gas tank filler neck. Definitely available for inspection anytime you want. My safety and the safety of others is put at risk by the manufacture of this gas tank with a metal bar blocking full insertion of any gas station fuel nozzle! By having this bar there, it blocks full insertion of some gas station hose nozzles, thus prohibiting the rubber cone around the nozzle from pressing on the gas tank and allowing dispensing of gasoline to fill up the tank. So the only way an owner can fill up his gas tank at the gas station is then to manually hold up the rubber cone, which then disconnects the safety device in the hose to enabling fueling of the motorcycle's gas tank! But that is exactly why the gas station has this safety device so no one's life or safety is endangered by gasoline spillage. Indian Motorcycles has GROSSLY endangered people's lives by requiring owners to do this just so they can get gasoline at some gas stations!!! It needs to be at least another 1 inch lower so this bar doesn't cause this dangerous situation! The dealer informed me that ALL new Indian Motorcycles are being built with this bar blocking full insertion of gas station nozzles, but he didn't know why. How could they be allowed to do such a dangerous thing? Now this doesn't happen at ALL gas stations I go to, but at least HALF of all the gas stations I go to require me to manually hold the rubber cone up in order to dispense gasoline! So some gas station hose/nozzles must be made different than other ones, and this creates a dangerous life threatening situation. Please order them to do a recall and correct this situation before someone gets badly hurt at a gas station when the gasoline spills, which has happened to me several times now in the only 1,000 miles I've driven this new motorcycle. Thank You

NHTSA ID 11455777 · filed Mar 8, 2022

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.

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