By year
Owner complaints about Victory vehicles peaked at 73 in 2014
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 1998 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Victory
The complete NHTSA record for Victory vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Victory recalls are filed by Polaris Industries, part of Victory.
Owner complaints in the last five years19480 on file in all, across 53 models
Recall campaigns460 in five years
Severity index5.4Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations982 service bulletins
Components
Powertrain draws the most owner complaints about Victory vehicles, 39% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The V92 has the most complaints of any Victory model
Every Victory model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V92 | 1999 to 2003 | 81 | 2.5 | 4 | 15 |
| Vision | 2008 to 2015 | 74 | 0.0 | 6 | 7 |
| V92C | 1999 to 2002 | 67 | 9.0 | 23 | 3 |
| Cross Country | 2010 to 2017 | 66 | 7.6 | 15 | 0 |
| V92SC Sportcruiser | 1999 to 2001 | 49 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 |
| Vegas | 2003 to 2016 | 18 | 11.1 | 22 | 0 |
| Kingpin | 2004 to 2012 | 14 | 0.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Vision Tour | 2008 to 2009 | 14 | 7.1 | 0 | 2 |
| Hammer | 2005 to 2017 | 11 | 9.1 | 4 | 0 |
| Cross Country Tour | 2010 to 2017 | 9 | 22.2 | 9 | 0 |
| V92DC Deluxe Cruiser | 2001 | 9 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cross Roads | 2010 to 2017 | 8 | 0.0 | 12 | 0 |
| V92C Special Edition | 2000 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| V92SC | 1999 to 2003 | 7 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 |
| Touring Cruiser | 2003 to 2006 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ness Vision | 2009 to 2012 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackpot | 2006 to 2014 | 3 | 0.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Magnum | 2010 to 2017 | 3 | 33.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Vegas Eight Ball | 2005 to 2015 | 3 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Kingpin Eight Ball | 2008 to 2011 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cross Country Eight Ball | 2014 to 2015 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Judge | 2012 to 2014 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| V92DC | 1999 to 2002 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 |
| High-Ball | 2012 to 2013 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cnss | 2006 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hammer Eight Ball | 2010 to 2015 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Gunner | 2015 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ness Vegas | 2004 to 2011 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ness Cross Country | 2011 to 2014 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 |
| V92C Standard | 2002 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| V92 Classic | 2003 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 |
| V92 Special Edition | 2000 to 2001 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| V92TC | 2002 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| ALL | 1999 to 2001 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Anss Kingpin | 2005 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ness Jackpot | 2007 to 2010 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vision Eight Ball | 2010 to 2011 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hardball | 2010 to 2017 | 0 | None | 9 | 0 |
| Ness Kingpin | 2005 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| 8-BALL | 2005 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Boardwalk | 2013 to 2014 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Hard-Ball | 2012 to 2013 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Kingpin Deluxe | 2006 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| V92C Deluxe Cruiser | 2002 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| V92TC Deluxe Touring | 2002 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| V92TC Touring | 2002 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Anss Vegas | 2004 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Cross Roads Eight Ball | 2014 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Eightball | 2006 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Ness Signature Series | 2006 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| V92 Touring | 2003 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Vegas Jackpot | 2006 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Vision Tour ABS | 2015 | 0 | None | 1 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Victory product
- 17V-647 Oct 12, 2017
If the engine misfires, continued riding may result in heat from the catalytic converter melting the rear brake line and nearby wiring
Engine and cooling · 26k vehicles - 15V-002 Jan 7, 2015
Fuel pump in the affected motorcycles may have been incorrectly crimped during manufacturing, which may result in the fuel pump seizing
Fuel system · 2,342 vehicles - 14V-596 Sep 26, 2014
Affected motorcycles may have been manufactured with the transmission shift drum detent roller spring incorrectly installed
Powertrain · 122 vehicles - 14V-227 May 1, 2014
Crankcase may have been machined incorrectly causing insufficient clearance between the crankshaft and crankcase, causing the engine to…
Engine and cooling · 872 vehicles - 12V-457 Sep 18, 2012
Torqueing procedure may have been missed on some throttle cable retention nuts
Equipment · 6,618 vehicles - 11V-346 Jul 5, 2011
Backrest support can separate from the motorcycle while in use
Equipment · 1,688 vehicles - 11V-305 Jun 1, 2011
Handlebar clamps and/or risers may have been machined incorrectly which could cause the handlebars to slip in the clamps
Steering · 840 vehicles - 08V-446 Sep 3, 2008
Terminal nuts that secure the main power supply wires could be loose at the circuit breaker, which can cause an unexpected loss of electrical…
Electrical system · 2,444 vehicles - 08V-131 Mar 20, 2008
Electrical contact plate on the ignition switch base may not be properly secured to the ignition switch body, which can cause an unexpected loss…
Electrical system · 1,585 vehicles - 07V-510 Nov 1, 2007
On certain motorcycles, the voltage regulator/rectifier assembly may have an overcharging condition
Electrical system · 326 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.