2001 Indian Scout recall: electrical system
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: motorcycles. Possible positive battery cable chaffing CAN cause the cable to ground to frame, allowing possible interruption to the ignition system. Motorcycle CAN crank, but not start.
💥 The risk
Without the additional insulation, the motorcycle poses a risk to safety, with possible interruption of the ignition system.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install additional insulation on the positive battery cable.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V214000
- Manufacturer
- INDIAN MOTORCYCLE COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 184
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 14, 2000
- Built
- May 25, 2000 – Jul 28, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began september 14, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact indian motorcycle at 1-408-847-2221. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).