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Victory Kingpin

Every Victory Kingpin model year on file, 2004 to 2012. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years140 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years92004 to 2012
Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins31Summed across model years
By model year

The 2004 model year drew the most complaints, 4, 29% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

012342004420052006200720082009201020112012
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Brakes leads the Victory Kingpin complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes
5
Powertrain
5
Electrical system
2
Speed control
1
Tires
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Victory Kingpin model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Victory Kingpin by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2012Not decoded0NoneNone100
2011Not decoded0NoneNone101
2010Not decoded10.0100101
2009Motorcycle20.0100102
2008Not decoded0NoneNone103
2007Motorcycle30.0150101
2006Not decoded10.0100309
2005Motorcycle30.0120406
2004Motorcycle40.0200308
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Victory Kingpin

  • 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
  • 06V-279 Jul 27, 2006
    On certain motorcycles, the fuel pump retainer clip may not be installed correctly
    Fuel system · 1,784 vehicles
  • 06V-259 Jul 17, 2006
    On certain motorcycles, the rear axle may crack or break at the retaining plate groove on the right side
    Suspension · 2,913 vehicles
  • 06V-258 Jul 17, 2006
    On certain motorcycles, the welded joint on the shift lever shaft may fail causing the shift lever to become inoperable
    Powertrain · 3,902 vehicles
  • 05V-326 Jul 19, 2005
    On certain motorcycles, some of the fuel supply hose leading from the fuel tank to the fuel rail may be incorrect for use in a pressurized fuel…
    Fuel system · 4,244 vehicles
  • 04V-514 Oct 26, 2004
    On certain motorcycles, the clamp that secures the high pressure fuel hose to the fuel rail may be loose
    Fuel system · 488 vehicles
  • 04V-187 Apr 19, 2004
    On certain motorcycles, the hose that connects the rear brake fluid reservoir to the rear brake master cylinder may have become damaged during…
    Brakes · 3,230 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.