NHTSA campaign 08V446000 · Manufacturer campaign V-08-03
Victory Recall 08V-446: CIRCUIT BREAKER TERMINAL NUTS AND ECM REPROGRAM
NHTSA recall 08V446000 (Manufacturer campaign V-08-03) was reported by POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. on September 3, 2008, with 2,444 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Victory Vision for the 2008 model year. Owners were notified on September 23, 2008, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V446000 (also written 08V-446 or 08V446)
- Filed by
- POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- V-08-03
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2,444 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Wiring — Fuses and Circuit Breakers
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V446000. 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 – May 7, 2008 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V446000.
Defect description
POLARIS IS RECALLING 2,444 MY 2008 VICTORY VISION MOTORCYCLES. THE TERMINAL NUTS THAT SECURE THE MAIN POWER SUPPLY WIRES COULD BE LOOSE AT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER, WHICH CAN CAUSE AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE MOTORCYCLE. ALSO THE CURRENT FUEL IGNITION MAP PRE-PROGRAMMED INTO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) CAN CAUSE ENGINE STALLING.
Safety consequence
EITHER CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND TIGHTEN THE CIRCUIT BREAKER TERMINAL NUTS AND RE-PROGRAM THE ECM FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT POLARIS/VICTORY AT 1-888-704-5290.
Notes
POLARIS/VICTORY RECALL NO. V-08-03.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 08V446000
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