Victory Fuel System, Gasoline: Fuel Pump

Victory is recalling about 1,784 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline. If the retainer clip fails, the fuel pump may not provide adequate fuel pressure, or the pump may fail entirely, which can cause poor performance or possible engine stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
06V279000
Manufacturer
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reported
27 July 2006
Vehicles
1,784
Built between
Oct 2005 – Feb 2006
Models
5
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
3 August 2006
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 2005 and February 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2006 Victory EightballBuilt October 2005 to February 2006
  • 2006 Victory JackpotBuilt October 2005 to February 2006
  • 2006 Victory KingpinBuilt October 2005 to February 2006
  • 2006 Victory Kingpin DeluxeBuilt October 2005 to February 2006
  • 2006 Victory VegasBuilt October 2005 to February 2006

What the defect is

On certain motorcycles, the fuel pump retainer clip may not be installed correctly.

What could happen

If the retainer clip fails, the fuel pump may not provide adequate fuel pressure, or the pump may fail entirely, which can cause poor performance or possible engine stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW FUEL PUMP RETAINER CLIP FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 3, 2006.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 2005 to February 2006
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA27 July 2006
  3. Owners notified3 August 2006

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 27 July 2006.

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 may contact polaris at 763-417-8650.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
V-06-03
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 recall no. V-06-03.CUSTOMERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

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.

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