NHTSA Campaign 05V095000

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Issued by POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. · Reported Mar 15, 2005 · 774 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE THROTTLE TWIST GRIP MAY NOT RETURN TO THE FULLY CLOSED POSITION DUE TO METAL TO METAL CONTACT OR DEBRIS BETWEEN THE THROTTLE TWIST GRIP AND THE HANDLEBAR.

Consequence

RESTRICTED THROTTLE MOVEMENT COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL DISASSEMBLE THE THROTTLE MECHANISM, CLEAN THE TWIST GRIP ASSEMBLY AND HANDLEBAR, LUBRICATE MOVING PARTS AND REASSEMBLE. ANY WORN OR DAMAGED PARTS WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 1, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VICTORY AT 1-763-417-8650.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
VICTORY NESS KINGPIN 2005 774
VICTORY NESS VEGAS 2004 774
VICTORY NESS VEGAS 2005 774

Source: NHTSA Campaign 05V095000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.