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1999 Victory All

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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1Owner complaints

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0Recall campaigns

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2Investigations

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How this year compares

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What owners reported most

Electrical System
1Seats
1Structure
1Suspension
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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Seats. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Structure. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

1 reports
Mileage unknown · Dec 24, 2003
Electrical SystemSeatsStructure

VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH VICTORY MOTORCYCLE.*MR CONSUMER EXPERIENCING VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH VICTORY MOTORCYCLE. THE PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWS: BATTERY COVER RATTLES AGAINST CONSUMERS LEG WHILE RIDING, SEAT EQUIPMENT SEPARATED FROM MOTORCYCLE, WHEN FUEL PUMP WAS INSTALLED THE FRAME RAILS WERE BOLTED IN THE WRONG SPOT WHEN THE MOTO…

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VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH VICTORY MOTORCYCLE.*MR CONSUMER EXPERIENCING VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH VICTORY MOTORCYCLE. THE PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWS: BATTERY COVER RATTLES AGAINST CONSUMERS LEG WHILE RIDING, SEAT EQUIPMENT SEPARATED FROM MOTORCYCLE, WHEN FUEL PUMP WAS INSTALLED THE FRAME RAILS WERE BOLTED IN THE WRONG SPOT WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE WAS PUT BACK TOGETHER AND PROBLEMS WITH SHOCKS.*MR

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Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

2

PE04057 · Transmission Lockup

Opened Aug 3, 2004 · Closed Feb 2, 2005

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Power Train:manual Transmission

ODI OPENED THIS PE BASED ON OWNER ALLEGATIONS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, SPONTANEOUSLY DOWNSHIFT AND/OR LOCKUP.SINCE OPENING THIS PE, WE HAVE INTERVIEWED REPORTING OWNERS, TEST-RIDDEN SUBJECT MOTORCYCLES, MET WITH VICTORY MOTORCYCLE DEALERS AND REVIEWED POLARIS' RESPONSE TO OUR INQUIRY.BASED ON THE INFORMATION GATHERED, WE FIND THAT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ARE QUITE PREVALENT IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES AND ARE CONTINUING.COMMONLY, OWNERS FIRST NOTE DEGRADED SHIFT PERFORMANCE (TYPICALLY FALSE NEUTRALS ON THE 2-3 UPSHIFTS, DIFFICULTLY FINDING NEUTRAL, HARSH 3-2 DOWNSHIFTS, ETC.)DEALERS TELL OWNERS THAT DEGRADED SHIFT PERFORMANCE IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY (BASIC AND EXTENDED), BUT THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO DISSASSEMBLE THE TRANSMISSION TO LEARN MORE.HOWEVER, OWNERS ARE ALSO TOLD THAT IF NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS FOUND, THE OWNER WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION DISASSEMBLY.UNWILLING TO TAKE A CHANCE THAT NOTHING WILL BE FOUND (BASED ON DEALERS' CLAIMS THAT SHIFT DIFFICULTIES ARE DUE TO DEFICIENT OWNER OPERATION), OWNERS KEEP RIDING WITH SHIFT QUALITY ISSUES.IN SOME CASES, OWNERS CONTACT THE DEALER AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULT.FINALLY, SHIFT QUALITY BECOMES SO POOR THAT SPONTANEOUS, UNINTENDED 3-2 DOWNSHIFTS OCCUR AND/OR THE TRANSMISSION (AND AS A RESULT, THE REAR WHEEL) LOCKS UP.AS RECENTLY AS LAST WEEK, POLARIS WAS OFFERING TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION WITH THE MY 2003 VERSION, WHICH IS MADE BY A DIFFERENT SUPPLIER.THIS OFFER WAS/IS CONTINGENT UPON THE OWNERS PAYING LABOR CHARGES OF APPROXIMATELY $500-$700. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND POLARIS' RESPONSES TO IT, WE ARE UPGRADING THIS INVESTIGATION TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS.

PE03022 · Unintended Side Stand Deployment

Opened May 23, 2003 · Closed Sep 17, 2003

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Structure:motorcycle:kickstand/center Stand

ODI IS AWARE OF APPROXIMATELY 32 REPORTS ALLEGING UNINTENDED SIDESTAND DEPLOYMENT WHILE RIDING.ACCORDING TO POLARIS, THIS OCCURS WHEN THE RETAINING SPRING DETACHES FROM ITS FRAME LUG WHICH MAY BE DAMAGED WHEN RIDING OVER ROADWAY DEFECTS.ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2003 POLARIS SUBMITTED A DEFECT NOTIFICATION REPORT (ANNOUNCING THAT IT WAS RECALLING THE VEHICLES) TO THE AGENCY.WITH THAT ACTION, THE INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.