Polaris Industries, Inc.: Equipment
Polaris Industries, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 18, 2012 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 6,618. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
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.
The remedy
Victory will notify owners and dealers will correctly torque the fasteners free of charge. The safety recall began on October 4, 2012. Owners may contact Victory consumer service department by calling 1-888-704-5290.
20 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Victory Boardwalk | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Victory Cross Country | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 Victory Cross Roads | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Victory Hammer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Victory Hardball | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Victory High Ball | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Victory Jackpot | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Victory Judge | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Victory Vegas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Victory Vision | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Victory Cross Country | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Victory Cross Roads | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Victory Hammer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Victory Hardball | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Victory High Ball | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Victory Jackpot | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Victory Judge | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Victory Kingpin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Victory Vegas | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Victory Vision | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 12V457000.
Full record for the 2013 Victory Boardwalk → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →