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NHTSA campaign 06V298000 · Manufacturer campaign V-06-07

Victory Recall 06V-298: TRANSMISSION THIRD GEAR FAILURE

NHTSA recall 06V298000 (Manufacturer campaign V-06-07) was reported by POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. on August 7, 2006, with 2,523 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Victory V92 for model years 1999–2001. Owners were notified on November 22, 2006, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 06V298000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
06V298000 (also written 06V-298 or 06V298)
Filed by
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Manufacturer campaign number
V-06-07
Report received
Potentially affected
2,523 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Power Train — Manual Transmission
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V298000. 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.

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V298000.

Defect description

CERTAIN MY 2001 VICTORY V92 MOTORCYCLES, AND 1999-2000 V92 MOTORCYCLES THAT RECEIVED TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT KITS BUILT IN 2001 CAN EXPERIENCE A THIRD GEAR FAILURE IN AN ABNORMAL OVERLOAD CONDITION SUCH AS WHEN SHIFTING AT HIGH RPM.

Safety consequence

WHILE SHIFTING GEARS AT HIGH RPM, THE THIRD GEAR MAY FAIL. IF PIECES OF THE FAILED GEAR BECOME LODGED IN THE TRANSMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION COULD LOCKUP POSSIBLY RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REAR SPROCKET DAMPER ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 22, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT POLARIS AT 763-417-8650.

Notes

POLARIS/VICTORY RECALL NO. V-06-07.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 06V298000

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.