Consumer Complaint Detail

INDIAN / CHIEF / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003228314 Incident Date: Jul, 30 2003
Consumer's City: SOUTH BOSTON Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Indian Motorcycle Company
Model Name: CHIEF Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Equipment
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 06 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 03 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 2 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: All 2002 and 2003 chief models have a kick stand that does not have a locking mechanism like prior year models. this allows the kick stand to fold up at the slightest forward movement of the motorcycle and the vehicle to fall over causing serious injury to any person, or crush and kill a child, standing next to the 600+ lbs vehicle.