Victory Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

Victory is recalling about 3,230 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, hydraulic. This could cause a loss of rear braking capability, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
04V187000
Manufacturer
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reported
19 April 2004
Vehicles
3,230
Built between
May 2003 – Apr 2004
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
26 April 2004
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between May 2003 and April 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2004 Victory Anss VegasBuilt May 2003 to April 2004
  • 2004 Victory KingpinBuilt May 2003 to April 2004
  • 2004 Victory VegasBuilt May 2003 to April 2004

What the defect is

On certain motorcycles, the hose that connects the rear brake fluid reservoir to the rear brake master cylinder may have become damaged during shipment and may leak brake fluid.

What could happen

This could cause a loss of rear braking capability, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR BRAKE RESERVOIR HOSE AND REPLACE THE HOSE IF IT IS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 26, 2004.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMay 2003 to April 2004
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA19 April 2004
  3. Owners notified26 April 2004

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 19 April 2004.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners should contact polaris/victory at 1-763-417-8650.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
V-04-01A
Recalling manufacturer
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Polaris/victory recall no. V-04-01A.CUSTOMERS can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

Same brand