NHTSA campaign 04V187000 · Manufacturer campaign V-04-01A

Victory Recall 04V-187: POLARIS/VICTORY/REAR BRAKE HOSE

NHTSA recall 04V187000 (Manufacturer campaign V-04-01A) was reported by POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. on April 19, 2004, with 3,230 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Victory Anss Vegas, Victory Kingpin and Victory Vegas for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on April 26, 2004, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
04V187000 (also written 04V-187 or 04V187)
Filed by
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Manufacturer campaign number
V-04-01A
Report received
Potentially affected
3,230 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V187000. 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 Anss Vegas

    • 2004 · Vehicles built May 12, 2003 – April 7, 2004 (per NHTSA)
  • Victory Kingpin

    • 2004 · Vehicles built May 12, 2003 – April 7, 2004 (per NHTSA)
  • Victory Vegas

    • 2004 · Vehicles built May 12, 2003 – April 7, 2004 (per NHTSA)
All Victory recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V187000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE HOSE THAT CONNECTS THE REAR BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR TO THE REAR BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER MAY HAVE BECOME DAMAGED DURING SHIPMENT AND MAY LEAK BRAKE FLUID.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF REAR BRAKING CAPABILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR BRAKE RESERVOIR HOSE AND REPLACE THE HOSE IF IT IS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 26, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT POLARIS/VICTORY AT 1-763-417-8650.

Notes

POLARIS/VICTORY RECALL NO. V-04-01A.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 04V187000

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.