NHTSA campaign 99V304000 · Manufacturer campaign V-99-13
Victory Recall 99V-304: POLARIS/VICTORY/REAR SPROCKET BOLTS
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 99V304000 (Manufacturer campaign V-99-13) was reported by POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. on November 1, 1999, with 2,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Victory V92C for the 1999 model year. Owners were notified on January 3, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V304000 (also written 99V-304 or 99V304)
- Filed by
- POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- V-99-13
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Wheels — Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Service Query SQ99-022 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V304000. 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 V92C
- 1999 · Vehicles built July 1, 1998 – April 12, 1999 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V304000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. PAINT ON THE WHEEL AND SPROCKET-MATING SURFACES COULD PRODUCE INSUFFICIENT CLAMP LOAD ON THE SPROCKET. REAR SPROCKET BOLTS COULD BECOME LOOSE CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR AND FRETTING AT THE WHEEL AND SPROCKET MATING SURFACES ALLOWING THE SPROCKET BOLT TO FAIL.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR WHEEL AND SPROCKET HUB, REMOVE ALL PAINT FROM THE CONTACT SURFACES OF THE WHEEL HUB AND SPROCKET, AND INSTALL NEW SPROCKET BOLTS. THE WHEEL AND SPROCKET WILL BE REPLACED IF BOLTS WERE LOOSE AND DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED.
Notes
POLARIS/VICTORY RECALL NO. V-99-13.OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 3, 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT VICTORY AT 1-715-294-3370.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 99V304000
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.