Indian Exterior Lighting: Brake Lights

Indian is recalling about 11,648 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. Unintended illumination of the brake lights may create confusion for the drivers following the motorcycle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
24V069000
Manufacturer
Indian Motorcycle Company
Reported
2 February 2024
Vehicles
11,648
Built between
Not published
Models
12
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
1 March 2024
Repaired
60%
Unrepaired
4,666

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.

  • 2020-2022 Indian Challenger
  • 2020-2022 Indian Challenger Dark Horse
  • 2022 Indian Challenger Elite
  • 2020-2022 Indian Challenger Limited
  • 2022 Indian FTR 1200 R Carbon
  • 2020, 2022 Indian FTR 1200 Rally
  • 2019-2020, 2022 Indian FTR 1200 S
  • 2019-2020, 2022 Indian FTR1200
  • 2022 Indian Pursuit Dark Horse
  • 2022 Indian Pursuit Dark Horse Premiu
  • 2022 Indian Pursuit Limited
  • 2022 Indian Pursuit Limited Premium

Repair progress

4,666 of 11,648 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2025.

60% repaired — 6,982 of 11,648 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 2020-2022 Challenger, Challenger Dark Horse, Challenger Limited, 2022 Challenger Dark Horse Icon, Challenger Elite, FTR 1200, FTR 1200 Rally, FTR 1200 S, FTR 1200 R Carbon, Pursuit Dark Horse, Challenger JD Limited Edition, Pursuit Limited Icon, Pursuit Dark Horse Premium, Pursuit Limited, Pursuit Limited Premium, 2019-2020 FTR 1200 S, FTR 1200, and 2020 FTR 1200 Rally motorcycles. The brake lights may illuminate unexpectedly and without brake application from the rider. As such, these motorcycles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

What could happen

Unintended illumination of the brake lights may create confusion for the drivers following the motorcycle, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Dealers will update the ABS module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 1, 2024.

Parts involved

  • Bosch ABS 9.1M Plus module software

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 NHTSA2 February 2024
  2. Owners notified1 March 2024
  3. Latest repair reportQ4 2025 — 60% 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 2 February 2024.

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-24-03.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
I-24-03
Recalling manufacturer
Indian Motorcycle Company
Safety standard
FMVSS 108
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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