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2004 American Ironhorse THUNDER: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

1 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

Not available median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2004 model year. Data snapshot: . 0 complaints include usable failure mileage.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Power Train:Manual Transmission is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 1 complaints (100.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Transmission and shifting1100.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Power Train:Manual Transmission
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Power Train:Manual Transmission1

Power Train:Manual Transmission: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0000
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

No usable failure mileage is recorded. 1 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2005
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20051

2005: 1

Pattern summary

Power Train:Manual Transmission leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10108102 · 2005-01-28 (January 28, 2005)

INSTALED 2004 ROADMAX TRANSMISION 6 SPEED RIGHT SIDE DRIVE IN HARLEY TYPE BIKE. AFTER 1500 MILES WHILE TRAVELING 70-75 MPH TRASNSMISSION MAKES NOISE FOR LESS THAN ONE SECOND THEN LOCKS UP REAR WHEEL, CAUSING BIKE TO SKID TO STOP OFF ROADWAY. LUCKY NO ONE WAS FOLLOWING. TOOK BIKE BACK TO MY SHOP AND UPON INSPECTING TRANSMISSION I FOUND SNAP RING HOLDING MAINSHAFT IN PLACE WAS NOT PROPERLY MACHINED. THIS LETS SHAFT MOVE AND ALLOWS TRANSMISSION TO GO INTO 2 GEARS AT ONCE. OADMAX REPLACED TRANSMISSION. I KNOW THEY ARE AWARE THERE IS A PROBLEM WI…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10108102 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

1 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

03V521000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor

Reported: 2003-12-11 (December 11, 2003)

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL BRAKE ROTOR-CARRIERS,THE ROTOR-CARRIERS CAN CRACK WHILE IN SERVICE AND POSSIBLY BREAK.

Consequence: THIS CAN CAUSE A PARTIAL LOSS OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM OR THE POTENTIAL FOR ROTOR-CARRIER DETACHMENT, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ROTOR-CARRIER ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 26, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT AMERICAN IRONHORSE AT 1-817-665-2045.

NHTSA campaign record ↗