NHTSA campaign 06V259000 · Manufacturer campaign V-06-02
Victory Recall 06V-259: REAR AXLE FAILURE
NHTSA recall 06V259000 (Manufacturer campaign V-06-02) was reported by POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. on July 17, 2006, with 2,913 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Victory Kingpin, Victory Kingpin Deluxe, Victory Vegas and more for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on August 3, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V259000 (also written 06V-259 or 06V259)
- Filed by
- POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- V-06-02
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2,913 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Rear
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V259000. 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 Kingpin
- 2006 · Vehicles built February 11, 2005 – April 10, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Victory Kingpin Deluxe
- 2006 · Vehicles built February 11, 2005 – April 10, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Victory Vegas
- 2006 · Vehicles built February 11, 2005 – April 10, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Victory Vegas Eight Ball
- 2006 · Vehicles built February 11, 2005 – April 10, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V259000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE REAR AXLE MAY CRACK OR BREAK AT THE RETAINING PLATE GROOVE ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
Safety consequence
AXLE FAILURE DURING OPERATION COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR AXLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VICTORY AT 763-417-8650.
Notes
VICTORY RECALL NO. V-06-02.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 06V259000
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.