Consumer Complaint Detail

AMERICAN IRONHORSE / SLAMMER / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003022020 Incident Date: Oct, 01 2003
Consumer's City: DANIA Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: American IronHorse Motorcycle Company
Model Name: SLAMMER Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1A9SZ022131 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 30 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 30 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 2 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: motorcycle's handle bars cracked twice, also, gas tank cracked twice, the rear suspension broke twice. the last time the motorcycle caught on fire. this has happened without warning. taken to dealer, and they fixed it, but it recurred. manufacturer will not give caller written information on the problems. they will not return his calls. caller has owned two of these motorcycles and the problems have happened to both of them. the first one had so many problems that he returned it an got a new one that had problems of its own. had other minor problems with the motorcycles. received recall on brakes, and was still having trouble. when he took it to the manufacturer with odometer problems they gave him a new odometer, and it started at 00, not the miles he had on motorcycle.*ak