2012 Victory High Ball

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the wheels. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Wheels	1		0	0	0
Engine	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Equipment12V457000

Filed Sep 18, 20126,618 vehiclesPolaris Industries, Inc.

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.

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.

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.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Engine

Filed Jul 6, 2025CA

Some victory motorcycles with the 106 ci engine have problems with a retainer C clip in the gears in the transmission, failing and said C clip coming loose potentially locking up the engine while running I had it happen to me 7/05/25 while riding. I’m not the only one this has happened to many victory owners experience this failure and Polaris industries will not to anything about it. Now I have transmission failure and the repair cost more than the motorcycle is worth.

Wheels

Filed May 13, 20154,883 milesMD

WHILE RIDING TO WORK TODAY BACK WHEEL STARTED FEELING LOOSE .STOPPED AND CHECKED WHEEL AND FOUND TWO BROKEN SPOKE AND SOME BENT SPOKES.I CALLED THE DEALER THEY STATED NO KNOWLEDGE OF OTHER BIKES HAVING AN ISSUE BUT WHEN I CHECKED THE INTERNET I FOUND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY POLARIS.

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2012

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2015	1	1	Routine
2014	0	2	Routine
2013	0	2	Routine
2012 — this page	2	1	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Sep 18, 2012. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.