NHTSA campaign 05V095000 · Manufacturer campaign V-05-01
Victory Recall 05V-095: THROTTLE TWIST GRIP
NHTSA recall 05V095000 (Manufacturer campaign V-05-01) was reported by POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. on March 15, 2005, with 774 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Victory Ness Vegas and Victory Ness Kingpin for model years 2004–2005. Owners were notified on April 1, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V095000 (also written 05V-095 or 05V095)
- Filed by
- POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- V-05-01
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 774 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Vehicle Speed Control
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V095000. 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 Ness Kingpin
- 2005 · Vehicles built October 21, 2003 – December 16, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Victory Ness Vegas
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V095000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE THROTTLE TWIST GRIP MAY NOT RETURN TO THE FULLY CLOSED POSITION DUE TO METAL TO METAL CONTACT OR DEBRIS BETWEEN THE THROTTLE TWIST GRIP AND THE HANDLEBAR.
Safety consequence
RESTRICTED THROTTLE MOVEMENT COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL DISASSEMBLE THE THROTTLE MECHANISM, CLEAN THE TWIST GRIP ASSEMBLY AND HANDLEBAR, LUBRICATE MOVING PARTS AND REASSEMBLE. ANY WORN OR DAMAGED PARTS WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 1, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VICTORY AT 1-763-417-8650.
Notes
POLARIS/VICTORY RECALL NO. V-05-01.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V095000
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.