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Indian Springfield Dark Horse Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 6 model years of the Indian Springfield Dark Horse (2017–2025). The most-complained-about year is 2019.

6
safety recalls, all years
1
owner complaints, all years
2018
year with most recalls
2019
year with most complaints

Pick your Indian Springfield Dark Horse model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2025 Indian Springfield Dark Horse10
2024 Indian Springfield Dark Horse20
2023 Indian Springfield Dark Horse10
2019 Indian Springfield Dark Horse11
2018 Indian Springfield Dark Horse20
2017 Indian Springfield Dark Horse10

What Indian Springfield Dark Horse owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 2019 model year has the most, with 1.

All Indian Springfield Dark Horse recalls (6)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Indian Springfield Dark Horse, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Fuel pump (fuel system)

    NHTSA 25V108000 Reported 7 vehicles potentially affected Indian Motorcycle Company

    Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2025 Challenger Dark Horse, Pursuit Limited, Roadmaster Elite and Springfield Dark Horse motorcycles. Due to an incorrectly crimped wire, the fuel pump may fail and result in an engine stall during operation.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 5, 2025. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is I-25-01.

    Model years: 2025

  2. Suspension: rear

    NHTSA 24V550000 Reported 1,773 vehicles potentially affected Indian Motorcycle Company

    Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2024 Chieftain, Challenger, Pursuit, Roadmaster, and Springfield motorcycles. Please refer to the recall report for a complete list of model names. The rear suspension pushrod may buckle under load.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the rear suspension pushrod, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 22, 2024. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is…

    Model years: 2024

  3. Crank/camshaft position sensor (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 23V829000 Reported 1,215 vehicles potentially affected Indian Motorcycle Company

    Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2023 Chieftain Elite, 2023-2024 Chieftain Dark Horse, Chieftain Dark Horse Icon, Chieftain Limited, Chieftain, Roadmaster Limited, Roadmaster Dark Horse, Roadmaster, Springfield, Springfield Dark Horse, and 2024 Roadmaster Elite motorcycles. The crankshaft position sensor may have…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and reroute, or replace the crankshaft position sensor as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 22, 2023. Owners may contact Indian customer service at…

    Model years: 2023, 2024

  4. Fuses and circuit breakers (electrical system)

    NHTSA 19V882000 Reported 5,474 vehicles potentially affected Indian Motorcycle Company

    Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2019 Chieftain, Vintage, Roadmaster, Dark Horse, Springfield, and FTR1200 motorcycles. A 10A circuit breaker may be defective, tripping unexpectedly and causing a sudden loss of power and an engine stall.

    Remedy: Indian will notify owners and provide a new 10A circuit breaker and installation instructions. Owners may choose to have the part installed at a dealership, free of charge. The recall began January 22, 2020. Owners may…

    Model years: 2019

  5. Electrical system

    NHTSA 18V228000 Reported 3,341 vehicles potentially affected Indian Motorcycle Company

    Indian Motorcycle Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2018 Indian Chief, Chief Classic, Chief Dark Horse, Chief Vintage, Chieftain, Chieftain Classic, Chieftain Dark Horse, Chieftain Elite, Chieftain Limited, Springfield, Springfield Dark Horse, Roadmaster, Roadmaster Elite, Roadmaster Icon, and Roadmaster Classic motorcycles.…

    Remedy: Indian will notify owners, and dealers will replace the right hand combination switch, free of charge. Owners may contact Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697. Indian's number for this recall is I-18-04.

    Model years: 2018

  6. Headlights (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 17V682000 Reported 2,096 vehicles potentially affected Indian Motorcycle Company

    Indian Motorcycles Company (Indian) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Chief, Chief Classic, Chief Dark Horse, Chief Vintage, Chieftain, Chieftain Classic, Cheiftain Dark Horse, Chieftain Elite, Chieftain Limited, Springfield, and Springfield Dark Horse motorcycles. These motorcycles may be equipped with a European-market, not US-market,…

    Remedy: Indian will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the motorcycle and replace any incorrect headlight assembly, free of charge. The recall began on December 6, 2017. Owners may contact Indian customer service at…

    Model years: 2017, 2018

Other Indian models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.