| Engine | 266.7%ODI 10641894 · 2,500 miPURCHASED THIS THE BIKE WOULD GO FOR PERIODS OF TIME WITHOUT STALLING THEN IT STARTED STALLING NOT ONLY WHEN YOU TOOK OFF FROM A STOP, BUT WHEN YOU SHIFTED GEARS UP OR DOWN SHIFTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN, LEFT WAS MORE OFTEN. AT THE END OF NOVEMBER 2012 I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE BIKE COUGHED THROUGH THE THROTTLE BODIES AND DIED. AN ON COMING CAR ALMOST HIT ME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN MY AREA AS OPPOSED TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM BECAUSE THEY WERE OUT OF BUSINESS. MY LOCAL DEALER … Look up ODI 10641894 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 421.1%ODI 10652903 · 12,000 miI WAS RIDING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60-65 MPH AND PULLED IN THE CLUTCH, TO DOWNSHIFT FROM 6TH TO 5TH GEAR. IN MID-SHIFT LIKE THIS, I THEN DECIDED THAT MAYBE TRAFFIC WASN'T SLOWING THAT MUCH, AFTER ALL, AND WAS JUST ABOUT TO RELEASE THE CLUTCH AND CONTINUE TO RIDE IN 6TH GEAR. IN THAT SECOND OR TWO, THE ENGINE STALLED, PRESUMABLY BECAUSE MY LONGER THAN USUAL PAUSE IN THE SHIFT PROCESS HAD ALLOWED THE ENGINE RPMS TO DROP DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY IDLE SPEED (ABOUT 1,000RPM). WITH THE CLUTCH STILL PULLED IN, I HIT THE STARTER BUTTON; THE EN… Look up ODI 10652903 at NHTSA ↗ | 523.8%ODI 10611288 · 1,200 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VICTORY CROSS COUNTRY MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND DOWNSHIFTING, THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED CAUSING THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER TO FALL OFF THE MOTORCYCLE. IN ADDITION, BOTH THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWELVE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200. UPDATED 08/27/14*LJ UPDATED 09/16/2014 *JS Look up ODI 10611288 at NHTSA ↗ | 436.4%ODI 10631092 · 116 miI WAS SITTING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES. WEATHER WAS 100DEGF DAY. WHEN I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GO BACK TO REGULAR STREET SPEED (45 MPH) THE ENGINE ON THE BIKE SEIZED RESULTING IN REAR TIRE SLIDING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL CLUTCH (ALLOWING REAR WHEEL TO ROLL). BIKE DID NOT CRASH. BIKE WOULD NOT TURN OVER FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES FOR ENGINE TO COOL DOWN (MY ASSUMPTION). SOUNDS VERY MUCH LIKE THIS RECALL... WHICH MY VEHICLE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN... REPORT RECEIPT DATE: MAY 01, 2014 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V227000 COM… Look up ODI 10631092 at NHTSA ↗ | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Structure:Body | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 218.2%ODI 10411779 · 1,300 miI WAS DRIVING MY NEW MOTORCYCLE ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I WAS PULLED OVER BY A FAMILY WHO INFORMED ME THAT MY FACTORY INSTALLED SADDLEBAG ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY MOTORCYCLE HAD FALLEN OFF THE BIKE AROUND 5 MILES BACK ON THE FREEWAY. WE TURNED AROUND AND FOUND THE BAG ON THE ROAD STRADDLING THE SLOW/MIDDLE LANES DAMAGED. THE BAG FALL OFF CREATED A HIGH DANGER FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING TO AVOID IT AND ALSO WAS DANGEROUS FOR US TO RECOVER AS WE HAD TO ENTER TRAFFIC TO RETRIEVE IT. FURTHER, AS THE STICKERS STATES ON MY MOTORCYCLE, IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE… Look up ODI 10411779 at NHTSA ↗ | 526.3%ODI 10640401 · 25,706 miTHE LATCHING MECHANISM ON THE RIGHT SIDE HARD SADDLEBAG IS WEARING THROUGH, AS A RESULT OF (NON-ADJUSTABLE) MISALIGNMENT BETWEEN THE LATCH ON THE SADDLEBAG'S LID AND THE KEEPER BAR ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SADDLEBAG. IF THE PORTION OF THE LATCH THAT IS WEARING THROUGH FAILS, THE LID OF THE SADDLEBAG CAN OPEN WHILE THE MOTORCYCLE IS IN MOTION; IF THIS OCCURS, THE CONTENTS OF THE SADDLEBAG MAY FALL OUT, AND SUCH CONTENTS CAN JAM THE REAR WHEEL -- RESULTING IN A CRASH OF THE MOTORCYCLE -- OR CAN FLY ONTO OR IN FRONT OF OTHER VEHICLES (ALSO RE… Look up ODI 10640401 at NHTSA ↗ | 523.8%ODI 10523022 · 5,000 miMY WIFE AND I WERE RIDING TO DEADWOOD, SD. SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE SD STATE LINE AND SIOUX FALLS HER RIGHT PASSENGER FLOORBOARD FELL OFF HER BIKE. AT THIS TIME, HER BIKE HAD APPROX 5,000 MILES. EVER SINCE PURCHASING HER BIKE, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE PINS THAT HOLD THE FLOORBOARDS IN PLACE HAVE BEEN VIBRATING FORWARD. EVERY COUPLE OF HUNDRED MILES OR SO, WE WOULD ADJUST THESE PINS BACK IN PLACE. I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW, AND THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THESE BIKES. IF YOU DO … Look up ODI 10523022 at NHTSA ↗ | 19.1%ODI 10706561 · 1,405 miBEFORE 6 APRIL 2015, I NOTICED THAT MY SADDLEBAGS WERE OPENING WHILE DRIVING. THE RIGHT SIDE OPENED HALF A DOZEN TIMES, AND SHOWS A WORN AREA WHERE THE STRIKER HAD BEEN HITTING, DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING. I ONLY HAVE 1480 MILES NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE DEALER DENIED ANY ISSUE BUT WHEN I SEARCHED THE INTERNET I FOUND A CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED IN CHICAGO IN DECEMBER 2014, AND MANY CITATIONS ON MOTORCYCLE FORUMS SHOWING THAT 2010 TO 2015 MOTORCYCLES HAVE PROBLEMS WITH SADDLEBAGS. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. I AGAIN WENT TO THE DEALER TO SHOW… Look up ODI 10706561 at NHTSA ↗ | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Power Train | 133.3%ODI 11594392C clip fell out of transmission causing gears to crash together. Could have locked up rear tire but gears broke and wouldn't allow movement in 4th gear Look up ODI 11594392 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 421.1%ODI 10466730 · 22,851 miWHILE DRIVING ON A COUNTRY ROAD THE CLUTCH CABLE FAILED. WHERE I WAS ROLLING AND IN NO TRAFFIC, IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM TO GET TO A SAFE LOCATION AND STOP. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT A BUSY INTERSECTION THE BIKE COULD HAVE LURCHED UNCONTROLLABLY INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE INABILITY TO DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH IS VERY SERIOUS ON A MOTORCYCLE, MUCH MORE SO THAN ON A CAR. *TR Look up ODI 10466730 at NHTSA ↗ | 314.3%ODI 10638439 · 3,700 miI WAS MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY LEANED INTO THE CURVE RUNNING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE POPPED AND DIED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT LOCKED UP THE REAR TIRE CAUSING THE BACK END OF THE MOTORCYCLE TO SKID AROUND AND WHEN IT CAUGHT TRACTION IT FLIPPED THE BIKE IN THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE WAY I WAS LEANING LAUNCHING ME INTO THE ROAD. I WAS APPLYING THROTTLE GENTLY WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND THE RPM'S WERE AROUND 3000 AT THE TIME. AND I WAS NOT SHIFTING GEARS AT THE TIME. AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS I WAS ABLE TO GET THE ENGINE STARTED AGAIN BUT THE BIKE MA… Look up ODI 10638439 at NHTSA ↗ | 327.3%ODI 10651741 · 9 miENGINE STALLED. *TR Look up ODI 10651741 at NHTSA ↗ | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Latches/Locks/Linkages | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 218.2%ODI 10644381 · 21,000 miTHE LATCH ON THE RIGHT SIDE SADDLE BAG IS WEARING ITS WAY THROUGH THE LATCH BRACKET. SEVERAL VICTORY CROSS COUNTRY OWNERS HAVE SITED THAT THEIR BRACKET HAS SHEARED RIGHT THROUGH THUS ALLOWING THE SADDLEBAG LID TO FLY OPEN WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. MY BRACKET HAS NOT SHEARED THROUGH YET BUT THE CUT IS 1/2 WAY THROUGH. VICTORY'S RESPONSE TO THE PROBLEM IS THAT I MUST BUY A WHOLE NEW LOCK SET AT AN ASTRONOMICAL COST. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT EXIST ON THE LEFT SADDLE BAD BECAUSE THE BRACKET IS REVERSED ON THAT SIDE AND WILL NOT SUFFER THE VIBRATIO… Look up ODI 10644381 at NHTSA ↗ | 210.5%ODI 10644672 · 10,000 miTHERE IS A MISALIGNMENT BETWEEN THE RIGHT SIDE SADDLEBAG LATCH MECHANISM AND THE HOOP THAT IT CAPTURES WHEN THE LID IS CLOSED. THERE IS NO ADJUSTABILITY BUILT INTO THE DESIGN SO THIS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE RESULTING PROBLEM IS THAT THE SOFTER METAL OF THE LATCH MECHANISM IS WORN AWAY BY THE HARDER METAL OF THE HOOP, EVENTUALLY RESULTING IN FAILURE OF THE LATCH. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE LID BLOWING OPEN AND THE CONTENTS OF THE SADDLE BAG BEING BLOWN OUT ONTO THE ROADWAY, POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AS FOLLOWING MOTORISTS WERE EITHER S… Look up ODI 10644672 at NHTSA ↗ | 14.8%ODI 10644604 · 13,500 miTHE RIGHT SADDLE BAG LATCH ON ALL VICTORY CROSS COUNTRY MODELS IS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY CAUSING WEAR THAT IF LEFT UNREPAIRED WILL EVENTUALLY WEAR THROUGH CAUSING THE RIGHT SADDLE TO BE UNSECURED AND A SAFETY HAZARD. VICTORY NEEDS TO RECALL THE RIGHT SADDLE BAG LATCH AND REPAIR IT ON ALL MODELS. *TR Look up ODI 10644604 at NHTSA ↗ | 218.2%ODI 10644694 · 5,000 miTHE LATCH ON THE RIGHT LUGGAGE BAG DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE LOCKING CLASP AND THEY RUN TOGETHER WHEN CLOSED, CAUSING THE LATCH TO WEAR AWAY AT THE CLASP AND BASICALLY "EAT" THROUGH IT, WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE TOTAL FAILURE. *TR Look up ODI 10644694 at NHTSA ↗ | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Electrical System | 133.3%ODI 10641894 · 2,500 miPURCHASED THIS THE BIKE WOULD GO FOR PERIODS OF TIME WITHOUT STALLING THEN IT STARTED STALLING NOT ONLY WHEN YOU TOOK OFF FROM A STOP, BUT WHEN YOU SHIFTED GEARS UP OR DOWN SHIFTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN, LEFT WAS MORE OFTEN. AT THE END OF NOVEMBER 2012 I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE BIKE COUGHED THROUGH THE THROTTLE BODIES AND DIED. AN ON COMING CAR ALMOST HIT ME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN MY AREA AS OPPOSED TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM BECAUSE THEY WERE OUT OF BUSINESS. MY LOCAL DEALER … Look up ODI 10641894 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 210.5%ODI 10536288 · 16,000 miANYTIME THE MOTORCYCLE GETS WET THE ELECTRICAL ACTS STRANGE. SOMETIMES THE CRUISE DOESN'T WORK. OFTEN TIMES WHEN I PULL THE CLUTCH HANDLE MY HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS WILL BLINK. IF I GET RAINED ON FOR A PERIOD OF TIME MY TURN SIGNALS WILL CEASE FUNCTIONING UNTIL THE BIKE HAS SPENT SEVERAL HOURS DRYING OUT. I BELIEVE THE TURN SIGNALS NOT FUNCTIONING AS WELL THE HAZARDS BLINKING WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PULLED IN POSE AN IMMINENT THREAT TO MYSELF OR TO OTHERS AROUND ME SINCE MY INTENTIONS ARE EITHER BEING MISREPRESENTED BY THE HAZARDS OR I'M UNABLE T… Look up ODI 10536288 at NHTSA ↗ | 314.3%ODI 10640445 · 16,000 miTHE TURN-SIGNAL CANCELLATION IS ERRATIC OR INCONSISTENT. SOMETIMES IT ONLY FLASHES 5 TIMES, SOMETIMES WILL FLASH 20 TIMES WHILE MOVING. THERE IS NO WAY TO DISABLE IT. *TR Look up ODI 10640445 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Fuel/Propulsion System | 133.3%ODI 10641894 · 2,500 miPURCHASED THIS THE BIKE WOULD GO FOR PERIODS OF TIME WITHOUT STALLING THEN IT STARTED STALLING NOT ONLY WHEN YOU TOOK OFF FROM A STOP, BUT WHEN YOU SHIFTED GEARS UP OR DOWN SHIFTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN, LEFT WAS MORE OFTEN. AT THE END OF NOVEMBER 2012 I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE BIKE COUGHED THROUGH THE THROTTLE BODIES AND DIED. AN ON COMING CAR ALMOST HIT ME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN MY AREA AS OPPOSED TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM BECAUSE THEY WERE OUT OF BUSINESS. MY LOCAL DEALER … Look up ODI 10641894 at NHTSA ↗ | 19.1%ODI 10616056 · 28,106 miWHILE AT ROAD SPEED I HIT A MODERATE BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSING THE PLASTIC FACTORY INSTALLED MOLDED PLASTIC PART TO SHEAR OFF AT THE TANK PLATE FACE. THIS CAUSED GASOLINE TO POUR OUT THE GAS NIPPLE BETWEEN MY LEGS AND ON TO THE HOT PIPES BELOW. THANKFULLY I WAS SMART AND QUICK ENOUGH TO SHUT DOWN THE BIKE AND STEP AWAY FROM IT TILL A TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. ONE SPARK OR THE PIPES BE A LITTLE HOTTER AS I HAD JUST STOPPED ABOUT 1 MILE BEFORE FOR LUNCH SO THE PIPES WERE NOT AS HOT AS THEY COULD HAVE BEEN. THIS IS IN MY MIND A DEFECTIVE CHEAP PLASTIC PAR… Look up ODI 10616056 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 29.5%ODI 10649355 · 5,250 miBIKE IS PRONE TO STALLING EITHER FROM DOWNSHIFTING OR OPENING THE THROTTLE SUCH AS STARTING OUT FROM A STOP OR LOW RPM SHIFT. I'VE PUT ABOUT 200 MILES ON THIS BIKE AND NOTICED THE BIKE HAS STALLED MORE THAN 10 TIMES WHILE PULLING FROM A STOP, MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, OR MAKING A TURN. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER CHANGES THE CENTER OF GRAVITY AND BALANCE ON THE BIKE AND IN ONE CASE I HAD TO QUICKLY BRACE THE BIKE WHILE BRINGING THE BIKE UNDER CONTROL. THE END EFFECT WAS THE BIKE CRUSHED MY FOOT UNDER THE EXHAUST AS THE BIKE WAS IN A LEAN WHILE TURN… Look up ODI 10649355 at NHTSA ↗ | 218.2%ODI 10651741 · 9 miENGINE STALLED. *TR Look up ODI 10651741 at NHTSA ↗ | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Equipment | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 218.2%ODI 10402838 · 4,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VICTORY CROSS COUNTRY MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE TWO PINS THAT HOLD THE SADDLE BAG WERE LOOSE CAUSING THE SADDLE BAG TO FALL. THE DEALER WHO SOLD HIM THE SADDLE BAG GAVE HIM PINS TO RECONNECT THE SADDLE BAG. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. Look up ODI 10402838 at NHTSA ↗ | 210.5%ODI 10712062 · 2,750 miTHE RIGHT-SIDE SADDLEBAG LATCH IS MISALIGNED TO THE LATCH BRACKET. THIS MISALIGNMENT CAUSES THE BRACKET TO RUB THE LATCH TO WHERE THE LATCH EVENTUALLY BREAKS. SHOULD THE LATCH BREAK, THE SADDLEBAG LID WILL BE LOOSE AND CAN CAUSE INSTABILITY WHILE RIDING AND POTENTIALLY DANGER TO VEHICLES BEHIND SHOULD ANYTHING BE SUCKED OUT OF THE SADDLEBAG. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE AFFECTING ALL "CROSS" BIKES FROM POLARIS/VICTORY. AT THIS POINT ALL INSPECTED CROSS BIKES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF THIS WEAR AND MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP IS CREATING A DATABASE OF ALL LO… Look up ODI 10712062 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Equipment Adaptive/Mobility | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 315.8%ODI 10640001 · 45,000 miTHE RIGHT SADDLE BAG LATCH ON MY 2012 COREY NESS CROSS COUNTRY IS GRINDING AWAY MAKING THE BAG SUBJECT TO FLYING OPEN WHILE TRAVELING. *TR Look up ODI 10640001 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 19.1%ODI 10640050 · 1,550 miTHE SADDLE BAG LATCHES USED ON THE HARD BAGS ON THE VICTORY MOTORCYCLE ARE WEARING THROUGH THE LATCH WHICH CAUSES THE SADDLE BAG NOT TO PROPERLY LATCH ON THE LOOP, WHICH IN RETURN MEANS IT COULD OPEN UP AS YOU GO DOWN THE HIGH WAY. THIS IS HAPPENING ON MY 2014 VICTORY CROSS COUNTRY. THEY NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED BY VICTORY NO MATTER WHAT YEAR OF BIKE. IT WILL END UP BEING A DANGER TO ALL WHO HAVE THE HARD BAGS. *TR Look up ODI 10640050 at NHTSA ↗ | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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