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Although recalls are common occurrences in the automotive world, they don't happen all that often in the motorcycle world. And it's even rarer to have two major players in this industry involved in simultaneous recalls.
We learned earlier this week Harley-Davidson will send back to dealers for repairs no less than 1,464 examples of the 2023 CVO Street Glide motorcycles. It's the bikes of the new variety I'm talking about, the ones using the brand new Milwaukee-Eight VVT 121 engine.
It seems the powerplant is too powerful for the bike's own good, and when the 115 hp and 189 Nm of torque are put to full use, and the rides reach high speeds, they tend to become a bit hard to control.
Harley-Davidson did not go into the specifics of what hard to control means in this case, but the reality remains that 2023 CVO Street Glide owners will receive instead of a Christmas gift a recall notice asking them to make their way to a dealer for repairs.
And so will 1,215 owners of Indian motorcycles owners. As if trying not to be outdone by its main rival in anything, good or bad, Indian too announced a recall this week, one prompted by what may be a sensibly more dangerous problem.
In a nutshell, the engines on some Indian bikes could stall while on the go, and that, obviously, could severely increase the risk of a crash with potentially severe consequences.
The reason for the stall is according to the company a crankshaft position sensor. Because in some motorcycles it was improperly routed, it gets the wrong readings and may push engines into a stall.
Because the sensor is not a major component that needs the engine to be taken apart to be fixed, Indian will have its dealers look at the thing in the affected models and, depending on the severity of the issue, either reroute the sensor or replace it entirely. As usual in such cases, the fix for the problem comes free of charge for owners.
The list of affected models is rather large, despite the number of total examples being recalled being less impressive. The bikes affected are the following:
Indian will begin issuing notification letters on December 28. If you are unsure whether your bike is included in this campaign or not, you can learn more through the Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) campaign number is 23V829000, while Indian's own corresponding code is I-23-07.
It seems the powerplant is too powerful for the bike's own good, and when the 115 hp and 189 Nm of torque are put to full use, and the rides reach high speeds, they tend to become a bit hard to control.
Harley-Davidson did not go into the specifics of what hard to control means in this case, but the reality remains that 2023 CVO Street Glide owners will receive instead of a Christmas gift a recall notice asking them to make their way to a dealer for repairs.
And so will 1,215 owners of Indian motorcycles owners. As if trying not to be outdone by its main rival in anything, good or bad, Indian too announced a recall this week, one prompted by what may be a sensibly more dangerous problem.
In a nutshell, the engines on some Indian bikes could stall while on the go, and that, obviously, could severely increase the risk of a crash with potentially severe consequences.
The reason for the stall is according to the company a crankshaft position sensor. Because in some motorcycles it was improperly routed, it gets the wrong readings and may push engines into a stall.
Because the sensor is not a major component that needs the engine to be taken apart to be fixed, Indian will have its dealers look at the thing in the affected models and, depending on the severity of the issue, either reroute the sensor or replace it entirely. As usual in such cases, the fix for the problem comes free of charge for owners.
The list of affected models is rather large, despite the number of total examples being recalled being less impressive. The bikes affected are the following:
- 2023 Chieftain Elite
- 2023-2024 Chieftain Dark Horse
- 2023-2024 Chieftain Dark Horse Icon
- 2023-2024 Chieftain Limited
- 2023-2024 Chieftain
- 2023-2024 Roadmaster Limited
- 2023-2024 Roadmaster Dark Horse
- 2023-2024 Roadmaster
- 2023-2024 Springfield
- 2023-2024 Springfield Dark Horse
- 2024 Roadmaster Elite
Indian will begin issuing notification letters on December 28. If you are unsure whether your bike is included in this campaign or not, you can learn more through the Indian customer service at 1-877-204-3697.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) campaign number is 23V829000, while Indian's own corresponding code is I-23-07.
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