NHTSA lists 2 complaints for the 2018 Indian Scout, 1 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 1 complaints mention an injury, with 1 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-09.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as INDIAN SCOUT.
At a glance
Complaints
2
With crash
1
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
1
Injuries
1
Deaths
0
Recalls
1
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
4,185
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
30
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
Top systems
System
Complaints
Share of this vehicle's complaints
SERVICE BRAKES
2
100.0%
Top subsystems
System
Subsystem
Complaints
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.
Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.
Date: 2018-06-19. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC.
Defect: Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Indian Scout, Scout Sixty, and Scout Bobber motorcycles. The Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) may have air left in the system after the assembly process.
Consequence: Air in the brake system can reduce brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Indian will notify owners, and dealers will bleed the front and rear anti-lock brake system, free of charge. The recall began July 16, 2018. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is I-18-07.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
30 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
EQUIPMENT
14
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
10
ENGINE
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
2
POWER TRAIN
2
SERVICE BRAKES
2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
11032379
Date: 2026-04-16. Type: Other. Systems: STEERING.
This Indian Motorcycle help center article provides information regarding how to install grips on model year(s) 2015-2024 Scout.
This Indian Motorcycle help center article provides information regarding shock inspection and adjustment on model year 2015 - 2024 Indian Scout motorcycles.
11021135
Date: 2025-07-16. Type: Other. Systems: ENGINE.
This Indian Help Center article provides information regarding how to change the oil on Model Year 2015-2024 Indian Scout motorcycles.
Indian Motorcycle identified that on Indian Scout Models there is a potential for damage to occur to electrical hardware or the vehicle harness if the battery ground cable and ground joint is not connected properly. Damage can occur during procedures that require the battery cable to be disconnected
This Indian Motorcycle help center article provides information regarding how to remove and replace the battery on your Scout, Scout Sixty, Scout Bobber, Scout Sixty, Scout Bobber Twenty or Scout Rogue.
11014766
Date: 2025-03-01. Type: Other. Systems: SEATS.
This Indian Motorcycle help center article provides information regarding how to remove the driver's seat on Indian Scout motorcycles.
11014753
Date: 2025-02-26. Type: Other. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES.
This Indian Motorcycle help center article provides information regarding the inspection and maintenance of the brake system on Indian Scout, Scout Sixty, Scout Bobber, Scout Bobber Twenty and Scout Rogue motorcycles.
11014756
Date: 2025-02-26. Type: Other. Systems: POWER TRAIN.
This Indian Motorcycle help center article provides information regarding how to properly maintain and adjust the clutch lever on your Indian Scout, Scout Sixty, Scout Bobber, Scout Bobber Twenty, and Scout Rogue.
11014757
Date: 2025-02-26. Type: Other. Systems: POWER TRAIN.
This Indian Motorcycle help center article provides information regarding how to inspect and adjust the drive belt tension on your Indian Scout, Scout Sixty, Scout Bobber, Scout Bobber Twenty or Scout Rogue.
Notes on this record
Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.