# 2000 INDIAN CHIEF — SUSPENSION:REAR
> NHTSA complaint `306797` · 2001-08-08 · Indian Motorcycle Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** INDIAN
- **Model:** CHIEF
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Indian Motorcycle Company
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:REAR
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
WHEN DRIVING 60 MPH  REAR SUSPENSION STEEL PLATE BROKE AND SNAPPED IN HALF, WHICH DAMAGED  TIRE.  ALSO,  FENDER GOT SO HOT THAT THE HEAT DAMAGED  MOTORCYCLE  SEAT.  CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED  DEALER. CONSUMER STATES MOTOR BLEW BOTH HEAD GASKETS AND BURNT BOTH JUGS, CONSUMER CHECKED THAT THERE WAS A FIRE.   *SLC
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