NHTSA campaign 05V252000 · Manufacturer campaign V-05-03
Victory Recall 05V-252: CRACKED CAMSHAFT CHAIN DRIVE SPROCKET
NHTSA recall 05V252000 (Manufacturer campaign V-05-03) was reported by POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. on May 31, 2005, with 712 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Victory Hammer for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on June 10, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V252000 (also written 05V-252 or 05V252)
- Filed by
- POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- V-05-03
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 712 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V252000. 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 Hammer
- 2005 · Vehicles built March 7, 2005 – May 4, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V252000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE CAMSHAFT CHAIN DRIVE SPROCKET LOCATED ON THE CRANKSHAFT MAY HAVE CRACKED UPON INSTALLATION.
Safety consequence
IF CRACKS ARE PRESENT, THE SPROCKET MAY FAIL DURING OPERATION. SPROCKET FAILURE COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF OPERATOR CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE LOWER RIGHT ENGINE COVER, INSPECT THE SPROCKET FOR CRACKS, AND REPLACE THE ENGINE OR THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 10, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VICTORY AT 763-417-8650.
Notes
POLARIS RECALL NO. V-05-03.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 05V252000
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.