{"nhtsa_id":10178848,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2020-08-26","date":"2015-10-08","document_id":"I-15-10-01","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY","mfr_system":null,"summary":"This Team Tip is being released to provide dealers with an advanced understanding of Indian Motorcycle key fob operation, alarm compatibility, battery life expectations and troubleshooting. 2014-2016 Indian Chief, Chieftain and Roadmaster motorcycles utilize a keyless ignition system (Key Fob) for vehicle startup and operation. The Key Fob acts as a two-way transmitter which provides an authentication signal to the Vehicle Control Module (VCM) located on the motorcycle. When the Key Fob is detected, the ignition system is enabled and the motorcycle becomes operational.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2015/MC-10178848-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2015/MC-10178848-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10178848","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"ignition","name":"Ignition","parent":"electrical"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"INDIAN","model":"CHIEF","year_from":2014,"year_to":2016,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"INDIAN","model":"CHIEF CLASSIC","year_from":2014,"year_to":2016,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"INDIAN","model":"CHIEF DARK HORSE","year_from":2014,"year_to":2016,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"INDIAN","model":"CHIEF VINTAGE","year_from":2014,"year_to":2016,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"INDIAN","model":"CHIEFTAIN","year_from":2014,"year_to":2016,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"INDIAN","model":"CHIEFTAN","year_from":2014,"year_to":2016,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"INDIAN","model":"CHIEFTAN DARK HORSE","year_from":2014,"year_to":2016,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"INDIAN","model":"DARK HORSE","year_from":2014,"year_to":2016,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"INDIAN","model":"ROADMASTER","year_from":2014,"year_to":2016,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.","attribution":[]}