Remember this is the same company that sold you a bike without making a service manual available and pioneered subscription fees for heated seats in their autos.
Feel free to believe whatever BS they shovel your way.
I was running sans fender using a fork brace while I searched for a fender. I settled on a KlockWerks fender that is designed for an Indian Scout. It’s nice thick steel so I can mount it tight without working about a stone denting from the underside.
It also wraps low on the rear to protect...
I call BS on these software updates. I think whatever they are simple electronic checks being used to promote bringing your bike into the dealership and pay the exorbitant maintenance charges.