Indian Engine and Engine Cooling: Crank/Camshaft Position Sensor

Indian is recalling about 1,215 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling. An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash or injury.

Campaign
23V829000
Manufacturer
Indian Motorcycle Company
Reported
7 December 2023
Vehicles
1,215
Built between
Not published
Models
10
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
22 December 2023
Repaired
94%
Unrepaired
70

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2023-2024 Indian Chieftain
  • 2023-2024 Indian Chieftain Dark Horse
  • 2023 Indian Chieftain Elite
  • 2023-2024 Indian Chieftain Limited
  • 2023-2024 Indian Roadmaster
  • 2023-2024 Indian Roadmaster Dark Horse
  • 2024 Indian Roadmaster Elite
  • 2023-2024 Indian Roadmaster Limited
  • 2023-2024 Indian Springfield
  • 2023-2024 Indian Springfield Dark Horse

Repair progress

70 of 1,215 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2025.

94% repaired — 1,145 of 1,215 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2023 Chieftain Elite, 2023-2024 Chieftain Dark Horse, Chieftain Dark Horse Icon, Chieftain Limited, Chieftain, Roadmaster Limited, Roadmaster Dark Horse, Roadmaster, Springfield, Springfield Dark Horse, and 2024 Roadmaster Elite motorcycles. The crankshaft position sensor may have been routed improperly, which can result in an engine stall.

What could happen

An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash or injury.

What gets fixed

Dealers will inspect and reroute, or replace the crankshaft position sensor as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 22, 2023.

Parts involved

  • Crank Position Sensor2411589Crank Position Sensor

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA7 December 2023
  2. Owners notified22 December 2023
  3. Latest repair reportQ3 2025 — 94% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 7 December 2023.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is I-23-07.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
I-23-07
Recalling manufacturer
Indian Motorcycle Company
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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