Indian Chief — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Indian Chief Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2022 highlighted. 1999: 9 complaints 1999 2000: 40 complaints 2001: 10 complaints 2001 2002: 4 complaints 2003: 2 complaints 2003 2012: 0 complaints 2013: 0 complaints 2013 2014: 0 complaints 2015: 1 complaints 2015 2016: 0 complaints 2017: 2 complaints 2017 2018: 0 complaints 2019: 0 complaints 2019 2022: 2 complaints 2022
2022: 2 complaints
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YearComplaints
19999
200040
200110
20024
20032
20120
20130
20140
20151
20160
20172
20180
20190
20222

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2022 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2019 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2018 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2017 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2016 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2015 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2014 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2013 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2012 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2003 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2002 Not enough data 4 Only 4 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2001 Not enough data 10 Only 10 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2000 Not enough data 40 Not enough comparison years on file yet for a fair verdict.
1999 Not enough data 9 Only 9 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.