NHTSA campaign 08V131000 · Manufacturer campaign V-08-01
Victory Recall 08V-131: IGNITION SWITCH IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED
NHTSA recall 08V131000 (Manufacturer campaign V-08-01) was reported by POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. on March 20, 2008, with 1,585 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Victory Vision for the 2008 model year. Owners were notified on April 2, 2008, 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 08V131000 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.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Free VIN check: decode a VIN to see its year, make and model.
Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V131000 (also written 08V-131 or 08V131)
- Filed by
- POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- V-08-01
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,585 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Ignition — Switch
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V131000. 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 Vision
- 2008 · Vehicles built May 14, 2007 – March 3, 2008 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V131000.
Defect description
POLARIS IS RECALLING 1,585 MY 2008 VICTORY VISION MOTORCYCLES. THE ELECTRICAL CONTACT PLATE ON THE IGNITION SWITCH BASE MAY NOT BE PROPERLY SECURED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH BODY, WHICH CAN CAUSE AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE VEHICLE.
Safety consequence
A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A LOSS OF CONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL FULLY SECURE THE IGNITION SWITCH BASE TO THE SWITCH BODY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 2, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT POLARIS/VICTORY AT 1-888-704-5290.
Notes
POLARIS/VICTORY RECALL NO. V-08-01.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 08V131000
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.