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2022 Indian Super Chief problems

NHTSA lists 2 complaints for the 2022 Indian Super Chief, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-08.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as INDIAN SUPER CHIEF.

At a glance

Complaints
2
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
2
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
7,812
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
19

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM150.0%
SERVICE BRAKES150.0%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags

These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
fluid or fuel leak150.0%0.59
mechanical failure150.0%0.96
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate2100.0%0.94

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 2 tagged complaints of 2 complaints (100.0%).

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.

Recalls

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2 recalls.

22V957000

Date: 2022-12-29. Systems: STRUCTURE.

Defect: Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2022 Chief, Chief Bobber, Chief Bobber Darkhorse, Chief Darkhorse, Super Chief, and Super Chief Limited motorcycles. The kickstand may not properly retract upon ground contact when left extended while riding. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 123, "Motorcycle Control (excerpt)

Consequence: A kickstand that does not properly retract can increase the risk of a crash. (excerpt)

Remedy: Dealers will replace the kickstand, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 17, 2023. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is I-23-01. (excerpt)

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

22V837000

Date: 2022-11-11. Systems: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE.

Defect: Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Scout, Scout Bobber Sixty, Scout Bobber, Scout Icon, Scout Sixty, Scout Bobber Twenty, Scout Bobber Icon, 2022 Scout Rogue Sixty, Chief, Chief Bobber, Chief Bobber Dark Horse, Chief Dark Horse, Scout Rogue, Super Chief, and Super Chief Limited motorcycles. The fuel pump may fail while riding.

Consequence: Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel pump and the fuel pump seal, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 6, 2022. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is I-22-06.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

19 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM8
EQUIPMENT5
SUSPENSION4
STRUCTURE3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2

10251437

Date: 2024-02-06. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SUSPENSION.

Indian Motorcycle found that some 2022 and 2023 Chief models can exhibit a noise in the front of the motorcycle when operating slowly on rough or bumpy road conditions. The sound can be difficult to properly diagnose as it may resemble a metallic clicking in the front headlight area. The sound is co

10244725

Date: 2023-10-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT.

Some RIDE COMMAND 7" displays may experience a blank screen, blackout, or the impression that it won't turn on, leading to display replacement.

10233637

Date: 2023-03-07. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT.

INDIAN MOTORCYCLE RIDE COMMAND 1.2.1 SOFTWARE OVERVIEW (4A?A A DISPLAYS). The new Ride Command software includes a new feature and many great usability improvements. The software comes standard on all model year 2023 Chief, Super Chief and FTR models with the 4A?A A digital round display. It will

10222459

Date: 2022-09-22. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

Indian Motorcycles is releasing a guide to aid in misfire diagnosis on heavyweight air and liquid cooled motorcycles. This Team Tip provides additional details on the systems and components that may contribute to misfire or runabillity concern, along with how to repair them.

10209966

Date: 2022-03-31. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SUSPENSION.

Indian Motorcycle found that some 2022 Chief models can exhibit a noise in the front of the motorcycle when operating slowly on rough or bumpy road conditions. The sound can be difficult to properly diagnose as it may resemble a metallic clicking in the front headlight area. The sound is coming fro

10209965

Date: 2022-03-22. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

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

10209973

Date: 2022-03-03. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

We have seen a few MY22 Chief series bikes out of the crate that while on PDI road test the engine started to bog down and the engine light came on and displayed a P1541 code in Digital Wrench. Connect a 5 amp charger to the vehicles battery and with the charger on the vehicles battery re-flash the

10208642

Date: 2022-02-14. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT.

Best practices for gauges, speedometers, and tachometers providing information regarding how to clean and maintain. The version has been translated into French.

10205934

Date: 2021-12-07. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Indian General Ride Command Diagnosis

10200992

Date: 2021-08-13. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

Indian Motorcycle has determined some 2022 Indian Chief motorcycles may have a misaligned fork cover. This may cause cosmetic damage to the fork, fork cover, and fender.

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.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
SUPER CHIEF2

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Other Indian models, 2022

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