NHTSA campaign 03V229000 · Manufacturer campaign V-03-04
Victory Recall 03V-229: POLARIS/VICTORY/FUEL TANK VENT LINE BLOCKAGE
NHTSA recall 03V229000 (Manufacturer campaign V-03-04) was reported by POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. on June 20, 2003, with 1,070 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Victory Vegas for the 2003 model year. Owners were notified on July 25, 2003, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V229000 (also written 03V-229 or 03V229)
- Filed by
- POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- V-03-04
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,070 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage — Tank Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V229000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Victory
Victory Vegas
- 2003 · Vehicles built June 25, 2002 – May 14, 2003 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V229000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES WITH 49 STATE ENGINE CALIBRATION, THE FUEL TANK VENT LINE COULD BE PLUGGED CAUSING POTENTIAL EXPULSION OF FUEL WHEN THE FUEL CAP IS OPENED.
Safety consequence
FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL TEST THE VENT LINES ON THE VEHICLES INVOLVED. FUEL TANKS WITH PLUGGED VENT LINES WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 25, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VICTORY AT 1-763-417-8650.
Notes
POLARIS/VICTORY RECALL NO. V-03-04.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 03V229000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.