2004 Independence Freedom Express problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Vehicle Speed Control (2) · Power Train (1)
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
What owners report
2013-09-14 · Power Train · 💥 crash“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 hi…”
2005-08-03 · Vehicle Speed Control · 31 mi“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 mo…”
2005-04-06 · Vehicle Speed Control · 500 mi“ 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…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.