2004 Independence Freedom Express
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
3 complaints1 involved a crash1 injuries
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Latest complaints
- Power train
Customer reported on two separate occasions that the transmission locked up while riding. the second occasion he was going forty miles an hour and was thrown from the bike. Cosmetic damage to bike was repaired. He now feels it IS unsafe to ride and cannot sell the bike for fear of the next owner being hurt or killed.d this IS being reported by his repair shop. *tr
- Electrical system · Electrical system › Horn · Engine and engine cooling › Engine · Engine and engine cooling › Exhaust system › Manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe · Equipment · Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly · Power train › Clutch assembly · Power train › Driveline · Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Disc › Pads · Suspension · Vehicle speed control
Dt: when the consumer purchased the motorcycle, the speedometer was off 15 mph, this was discovered while riding. the license plate bracket broke 3 times, and in one incident struck the passenger. the vehicle had driveline problems. the consumer took the vehicle to a dealer who replaced the…
Dt: when the consumer purchased the motorcycle, the speedometer was off 15 mph, this was discovered while riding. the license plate bracket broke 3 times, and in one incident struck the passenger. the vehicle had driveline problems. the consumer took the vehicle to a dealer who replaced the license plate bracket as well as the horn. The motorcycle IS currently in the repair shop for repairs on the drive train and motor. *ak the consumer has experienced other problems with the motorcycle which are as follows: gas tank, exhaust pipe, turn signal and tail lights, shocks, bushings, brake pads and throttle linkage, and the motor was leaking oil.
- Engine and engine cooling · Vehicle speed control
Vehicle cut off all of the time , and the speedometer was inoperable. consumer took vehicle to dealer for repairs on several occasions. however, the problem recurred. *ak *tt
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Motorcycle tag bracket separation
Odi opened this investigation after two owners of motorcycles produced by independence motorcycle company of tucson, arizona, alleged that the side mount license plate bracket (secured at the rear axle) separated from the vehicle due to metal fatigue.when this occurred, the bracket remained connected to the motorcycle…
Odi opened this investigation after two owners of motorcycles produced by independence motorcycle company of tucson, arizona, alleged that the side mount license plate bracket (secured at the rear axle) separated from the vehicle due to metal fatigue.when this occurred, the bracket remained connected to the motorcycle by the taillight wiring.odi has inspected subject motorcycles and peer models and met with their owners.odi also has discussed this matter with the manufacturer, subject motorcycle dealers, service personnel, and aftermarket component suppliers.during these discussions and meetings, odi became aware of two additional allegations of tag bracket failure.based on odi's review, it appears that the alleged bracket separation results from unintended contact between a disc lock (installed by owners to prevent thefts) and the tag bracket.this occurs when operators forget to remove the disc lock prior to riding.if not fractured immediately, the bracket may be weakened and subsequently fail while the motorcycle IS underway.based on the information currently known to odi, a safety related defect trend does not exist.therefore, this investigation IS closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that no safety defect exists.the agency reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.
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