2009 VICTORY VISION

0 recalls — 12 complaints — 8 TSBs

No recalls found for this vehicle.

Complaint Statistics

12 total complaints

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	1
SERVICE BRAKES	1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC	1
STEERING	1
EQUIPMENT	1

Incident date: Jan 20, 2017

PHOTOS TO ADD TO NHTSA ID# 10948113

Incident date: Jan 20, 2017

I BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR 30K SERVICE ON 01/20/17. THE TECH FOUND THAT THE GAS TANK WAS ENERGIZED BY ELECTRICITY. UPON DIAGNOSIS THEY FOUND THE SHARP SEAM ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK CUT THROUGH THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS INSULATION TO THE BARE WIRES ENERGIZING THE TANK AND CREATING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZAR... Read more

Incident date: Aug 28, 2013

I AM WRITING TO FORMALLY FILE A COMPLAINT. NO INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TO ME YET. BUT THERE IS A WHOLE LOT OF VICTORY VISION RIDERS WHO HAVE HAD A FAILURE OF THE FRONT FENDER CRACKING AND WEDGING BEHIND THEIR FRONT WHEEL CAUSING STEERING FAILURE. ALL OF THE VISION RIDERS ARE ULTIMATELY CONCERNED AND WE... Read more

Incident date: Aug 28, 2013

Incident date: May 16, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VICTORY VISION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE MOTORCYCLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE BLED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STA... Read more

Incident date: Mar 8, 2012

BROUGHT BIKE OUT OF WINTER STORAGE, REAR BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND DOESN'T STOP BIKE. SPOKE TO DEALER, SAID NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AND BRAKES NEEDED BLEEDING. BLED BRAKES AND THEY WORKED FINE FOR 1 MONTH, THEN PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AGAIN. BLED BRAKES AND THEY WORKED AGAIN FOR ABOUT... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2010

DEFECTIVE GAS CAP MY ISSUE IS THAT I SMELLED GAS WHEN THE TANK WAS HALF A TANK OR FULLER. I BOUGHT THE 2009 VICTORY VISION TOUR NEW IN 2010. I COULD SOMETIMES SEE GAS AROUND THE CAP ON THE OUTSIDE DUE TO THE PRESSURE IN THE TANK. I'VE FOUND OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE DUE AND RESOLVED BY: *REENGIN... Read more

Incident date: Jun 28, 2010

2009 VICTORY VISION TOUR. CONSUMER STATES MOTORCYCLE WILL NOT SLOW DOWN BELOW 1500 RPM *TGW THE ECU WAS REPROGRAMMED AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE HIGH IDLING . THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY ABNORMAL READINGS. *JB

Incident date: Jun 28, 2010

Incident date: Jun 1, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VICTORY VISION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATION WOULD COME AND GO AND THE RPMS WOULD NOT DECREASE LESS THAN 1500. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETECT THE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15 AND... Read more

Incident date: Jul 27, 2009

2009 VICTORY VISION MOTORCYCLE. DFU JULY 09 SINCE DAY ONE, HEAVY FUEL SMELL, VAPORS. FOUND LOTS OF OTHERS ON THE INTERNET MAKING THE SAME COMPLAINT. FINALLY, THE SERVICING DEALER AGREED TO ORDER A NEW DESIGNED FUEL CAP FOR ME. I FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON REMEDY ON THE INTERNET AND TOLD THEM. N... Read more

Incident date: Oct 11, 2008

ENGINE STALLS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 TIMES DEALER STATES THERE IS NO RECALL FOR STALLING, ALTHOUGH THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME MODEL FOR THE 2008 YEAR FOR STALLING. *TR

Technical Service Bulletins — 2009 VICTORY VISION

8 manufacturer communications from 6 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

Component	Bulletins
355200 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL	2
354000 EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL	1
114300 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK	1
162000 STRUCTURE:BODY	1
160000 STRUCTURE	1
063100 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL	1
355100 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS	1

355200 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

A STOP RIDE MEANS THE CONSUMER MUST NOT OPERATE THEIR VEHICLE UNTIL THE REPAIR IS COMPLETE. We have been made aware that some dealers are incorrectly communicating the importance of STOP RIDE communications.

063100 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL

The Victory Motorcycle Division of Polaris Industries Inc. has determined that certain California Air Resource Board (CARB) certified Victory Vision models, equipped with approved Stage 1 accessory exhaust, must have the Stage 1 Certificat

355100 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

162000 STRUCTURE:BODY

VICTORY MC: TSB HAS AN OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER. SELECT DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON BELOW. AT MOUNTING HOLES ON FRONT FENDER HALVES, CRACKS WILL DEVELOP AND EITHER HAVE BOTH OR ONE REPLACED. MODEL 2008-15 VISION. *PE

160000 STRUCTURE

Victory Motorcycles has determined that 2008-2015 Victory Vision front fenders may not meet internal durability standards. Certain operating conditions may cause the fender halves to crack at the mounting holes. A fender bracket kit has bee

354000 EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL

VICTORY MOTORCYCLES: OPERATION AND TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE REVERSE SYSTEM FOUND ON THE 09 10TH ANNIVERSARY VISION TOUR/STREET AND REVERSE KIT THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR INSTALLATION ON ANY 2009 VICTORY MOTORCYCLE. *PE

355200 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

114300 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK

VICTORY MOTORCYCLE: TRUNK LIGHT SWITCH COULD CAUSE BATTERY DISCHARGE. *PE

NHTSA Safety Investigations — VICTORY VISION

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

PE — Closed — Model Year: 2008

Motorcycle steering lockup

This Preliminary Evaluation (PE14006) was opened after NHTSA became aware of alleged steering lockup involving Victory Vision motorcycles built by Polaris Industries, Inc. (Polaris).This issue has been the subject of numerous online forum posts by the filer of VOQ 10534733.Both the VOQs and forum po... sts (from all sources) formed the foundation of our investigation. The subject motorcycles are equipped with a two-piece, plastic, front fender.The back half (the all-black portion in the photo below) is secured to the fork with a single fastener on each side.It is secured to the front half of the fender with two plastic pushpins.The back half of the subject 2-piece fender is alleged to cause steering lockup when it partially separates and becomes wedged in the lower faring.We have expanded the PE's original scope to include the MY2014 and 2015 Visions because (1) these bikes came on-line after we opened this investigation and (2) the subject fender remains unchanged.Since its introduction in May, 2007, Polaris has produced 7,337 Visions (and trim derivatives).In the 8 years since, we are aware of 35 incidents of partial fender separation wherein the fender wedged in the lower fairing opening.None of the incidents involved a crash.During testing, with the fender both wedged in the lower fairing and with it pinned in the seam joining the right and left lower fairing halves, we noted a ?notchy? steering feel but no steering lock-up.At no time was steering control lost in either circumstance (wedged and/or pinned).When the front forks were rotated at angles greater than 10 degrees, and vehicle speed was, by necessity, below 10mph we noted an increase in steering effort that was easily manageable.This is consistent with the results of Polaris? testing where steering effort increased at steering angles beyond ten degrees.Such steering angles were only reasonably obtainable at speeds below ten mph.Polaris concluded that a fender separation of the type owners allege, does not represent an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety, but does compromise owner satisfaction.Consequently, on April 28, 2015, Polaris advised the agency that it decided to undertake a consumer satisfaction campaign to improve fender durability on all MY 2008-15 Victory Vision motorcycles regardless of mileage, time in service, or ownership status.Owners will receive notification of this campaign by June 20, 2015.A copy of Polaris' April 28, 2015 letter to us about this program is in the public file for this PE.In light of the low risk to motor vehicle safety as a result of displaced fenders, and Polaris?s actions to reduce the likelihood of fender interference through a consumer satisfaction campaign, further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that no safety-related defect exists.The agency reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.For additional detailed information on this investigation, see the attached closing report.The ODI complaints cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following (ODI) numbers: 10534913, 10535066, 10430546, 10469285, 10468997, 10592181, 10585428, 10534743, 10597031, 10535938, 10594160, 10594161, 10606364Read more

VICTORY VISION — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the VICTORY VISION across all model years (2008–2014).

6 Total Recalls

92 Total Complaints

1 Investigations

0 Reported Crashes

0 Reported Fires

0 Reported Deaths

VICTORY VISION — Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2014	1	4	View
2013	1	13	View
2012	1	6	View
2011	0	13	View
2010	0	8	View
2009 (current)	0	12
2008	3	36	View

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CROSS COUNTRY TOUR	17	9	View
KINGPIN	16	16	View

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