| NHTSA Record Id: 1262 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: INDIAN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000015059000099872000000023 |
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| Model Name: SPIRIT |
Model Year: 2001 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V176000 |
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| Component Name: SUSPENSION:FRONT |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: INDIAN MOTORCYCLE COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 28 2001 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 11 2001 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1189 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jul, 09 2002 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Indian Motorcycle Company |
Report Received Date: Jul, 02 2002 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 22 2002 |
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| Defect Summary : On certain motorcycles, the pinch bolts that clamp the front forks to the axle may be 1/4" bolts or 5/16" bolts made of stainless steel. in both cases, these bolts may not be of sufficient strength over time to clamp the front fork to the axle tightly enough to prevent axle rotation. |
Consequence Summary: If the axle is allowed to rotate, the axle could come out of the right front fork, collapsing the front end, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : dealers will inspect the front forks to determine whether the pinch bolts are 1/4" or 5/16" bolts made of stainless steel. if the forks are clamped with 1/4" bolts, the dealer will replace the forks with forks designed with 5/16" bolts. if the forks are clamped with 5/16" stainless steel pinch bolts, the dealer will replace the bolts with 5/16" bolts made of zinc plated steel. owner notification began july 9, 2002. 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 at 1-408-846-7228. |
Recall Notes: Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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