# 2004 INDEPENDENCE FREEDOM EXPRESS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `538971` · 2005-08-03 · INDEPENDENCE MOTORCYCLE CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** INDEPENDENCE
- **Model:** FREEDOM EXPRESS
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** INDEPENDENCE MOTORCYCLE CO.
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 31
## Narrative
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.
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