- Vehicles
- 6,618
- Built between
- Jan 2012 – Aug 2012
- Models
- 11
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 4 October 2012
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2012 and August 2012. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2013 Victory BoardwalkBuilt January 2012 to August 2012
- 2012-2013 Victory Cross CountryBuilt January 2012 to August 2012
- 2012-2013 Victory Cross RoadsBuilt January 2012 to August 2012
- 2012-2013 Victory HammerBuilt January 2012 to August 2012
- 2012-2013 Victory Hard-BallBuilt January 2012 to August 2012
- 2012-2013 Victory High-BallBuilt January 2012 to August 2012
- 2012-2013 Victory JackpotBuilt January 2012 to August 2012
- 2012-2013 Victory JudgeBuilt January 2012 to August 2012
- 2012 Victory KingpinBuilt January 2012 to August 2012
- 2012-2013 Victory VegasBuilt January 2012 to August 2012
- 2012-2013 Victory VisionBuilt January 2012 to August 2012
What the defect is
Polaris is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Victory motorcycles manufactured from January 3, 2012, through August 15, 2012. A torqueing procedure may have been missed on some throttle cable retention nuts. On certain motorcycles, the throttle cable retention nuts for either the pull or push throttle cable may have not been torqued correctly.
What could happen
If the torqueing is missed and the retention nuts are loose, the retention nuts closest to the throttle body can become dislodged and interfere with the throttle function, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Victory will notify owners and dealers will correctly torque the fasteners free of charge. The safety recall began on October 4, 2012.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2012 to August 2012
- Recall reported to NHTSA18 September 2012
- Owners notified4 October 2012
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 18 September 2012.
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 Victory consumer service department by calling 1-888-704-5290.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- V-12-01
- 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 number is V-12-01.Owners 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 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.